Emami Surname

10,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Emami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran50,9711:1,506188
United States1,0011:362,09732,264
Canada2151:171,37517,189
Nigeria1961:903,79039,188
Afghanistan1361:236,4204,127
England1241:449,33929,774
Germany1221:659,88151,431
Australia1091:247,66722,912
Sweden871:113,1818,121
France731:909,900105,096
India651:11,801,006214,148
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Norway251:205,69123,411
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Austria121:709,62061,025
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Emami (1,757) may also be a first name.

Emami Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Emami Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Emami (Arabic: امامي, Bengali: ইমামী, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻡ, Hindi: एमामी, Oriya: ଏମାମି, Russian: Эмами) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emami? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,536th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 136,665 people. The last name Emami is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Emami reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 182,678th most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 1,757 people.

The surname Emami is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 50,971 people, or 1 in 1,506. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 19 percent are found, Isfahan Province, where 9 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 8 percent are found. Besides Iran this surname exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Emami Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Emami last name are 12.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Emami earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 14.2% more than the national average, earning 395,215 kr per year; in United States they earn 35.63% more than the national average, earning $58,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.7% more than the national average, earning $53,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hemami91686/
Emamie9156/
Ejmami9114/
Jemami916/
Emammi912/
Emmami912/
Yemami912/
Emamai912/
Emaami911/
Emamii911/
Eamami911/
Eimami911/
Hemmami83350/
Hemaimi83119/
Emamieh838/
Emaismi838/
Hemamid836/
Hemahmi834/
Emamaip831/
Emhamid831/
Hemammi831/
Hemhami831/
Hemamis831/
Gemmami831/
Emeamyi831/
Emhamit831/
Esmahmi831/
Hemamai831/
Emmamei831/
Yemmami831/
Imami8010,274/
Amami807,431/
Emama80358/
Omami80221/
Emame80147/
Emamy8073/
Emomi8034/
Ememi808/
Jmami803/
Emhaymid77171/
Ajjemami77171/
Emhaimid7768/
Emhaïmid779/
Emhameid771/
Hemmamid771/
Jemammis771/
Hamami7316,762/
Yemame732,095/
Aymami73400/
Hemama73332/
Himami73290/
Ahmami73283/
Imamai73158/
Imamie73146/
Imemai73124/
Hemamy73124/
Homami73101/
Amamie73100/
Jimami7370/
Omamie7369/
Yemama7356/
Ismami7349/
Ammami7341/
Amaimi7325/
Amamih7321/
Emmama7320/
Hemame7315/
Imammi7315/
Jemama7315/
Ememyi7315/
Jemame7313/
Emamhe7312/
Emeimi7311/
Emmame7311/
Emoemi7310/
Ehmame738/
Emeama737/
Emamer737/
Ajmami737/
Ymamai736/
Amamei735/
Emamee734/
Amamyi734/
Imaumi734/
Yimami734/
Immami733/
Gimami733/
Amamai733/
Emameh733/
Esmame732/
Emaime732/
Emamma732/
Amamoi732/
Emaima732/
Omammi731/
E'Mame731/
Ehmama731/
Emamme731/
Emhame731/
Emmomi731/
Omahmi731/
Amaami731/
Imaami731/
Imamid731/
Imamis731/
Omamei731/
Gemame731/
Emaama731/
Emamed731/
Emamet731/
Aamami731/
Iemame731/
Ememiy731/
Emamey731/
Eimama731/
Amemai731/
Imamiz731/
E'Mhaimid711/
Em'haimid711/
Hammami6711,064/
Hamaimi67862/
Hamhami67671/
Emhamed67595/
Hamammi67226/
Hemamed6772/
Jehmama6757/
Ihemama6730/
Imamait6720/
Hemamma6716/
Ehimama6712/
Hamamie6711/
Haimami6710/
Imaimai679/
Hemmame677/
Jemaima677/
Hamamiy677/
Imamieh676/
Hemaimy674/
Jemamma673/
Eijmama673/
Himaami672/
Hemayme671/
Imahami671/
Emahmed671/
Emeimid671/
Emhhame671/
Aahmami671/
Yemamma671/
Hemmama671/
Hamahmi671/
Immemai671/
Imemmai671/
Emmaume671/
Imamish671/
Hamamoi671/
Esmamez671/
Ahmamei671/
Ayjmami671/
Hemoumi671/
Amamhie671/
Jimamyi671/
Ismaimi671/

Emami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emami in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺎﻡamam-
Emami in the Oriya language
ଏମାମିemami57.14
ଏମାମୀemami28.57
ଇମାମିimami14.29
Emami in the Bengali language
ইমামীimami50
ইমানীimani50
Emami in the Hindi language
एमामीemami42.86
इमामीimami42.86
ईमनिimani14.29
Emami in the Russian language
Эмамиemami-
Emami in the Arabic language
اماميamamy-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Emami
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