Emanuel Surname

4,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Emanuel Surname Definition:

(Hebrew) With us God [Hebrew Immánuél—El, God]

Emanuel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania69,1181:76691
Angola10,0571:2,684437
United States8,3531:43,3935,322
Nigeria8,2441:21,4871,931
Rwanda4,3411:2,618637
England1,2921:43,1255,489
DR Congo1,2861:57,4496,873
Indonesia9241:143,12714,134
Israel8721:9,8141,498
Portugal7171:14,5301,116
Germany6651:121,06114,812
Australia6241:43,2625,495
Guyana5361:1,422243
Brazil4881:438,67716,623
Italy3911:156,41124,260
Wales3781:8,187907
Papua New Guinea3611:22,5862,457
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
France3551:187,10629,101
South Africa3471:156,13217,639
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Jamaica3121:9,1991,030
Kenya3061:150,91511,990
Canada2701:136,46514,092
Antigua and Barbuda2261:43975
Argentina1751:244,24819,837
Ecuador1741:91,4135,980
Peru1731:183,7238,846
Suriname1731:3,194558
Pakistan1631:1,095,97513,667
India1391:5,518,456133,501
Netherlands1371:123,26419,295
Denmark1171:48,2454,995
Romania1171:171,60617,711
United States Virgin Islands1171:943140
Trinidad and Tobago1091:12,5141,663
Dominica941:807178
Saint Lucia941:1,902335
New Zealand841:53,9098,584
Sweden691:142,70710,073
Spain541:865,77834,484
Poland511:745,27061,215
Burundi491:200,099357
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Namibia491:49,1716,085
Belgium481:239,51329,891
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Panama351:111,7794,120
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
Costa Rica291:164,8302,283
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Benin171:607,97736,930
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Haiti131:821,83911,267
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Finland111:499,70030,478
Saint Kitts and Nevis101:5,520561
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines71:16,094893
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Albania41:728,51420,844
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Cape Verde31:176,5474,737
China31:455,773,85521,925
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belize21:177,7373,502
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3191:76,4128,322
Wales2561:6,127404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0741:46,7595,371

The alternate forms: Emánuel (1) are calculated separately.

Emanuel (590,754) may also be a first name.

Emanuel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hebrew) With us God [Hebrew Immánuél—El, God]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“God with Us” in Hebrew.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of Emanuel (God is with us).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A well-known Jewish surname.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Emanuel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emanuel (Bengali: ইমানুয়েল, Georgian: ემანუელ, Hindi: एमानुएल, Marathi: इमानुएल, Oriya: ଏମାନୁଏଲ, Russian: Эмануэль) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Emánuel. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emanuel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,949th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 63,826 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Emanuel reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,687th most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 590,754 people.

The last name Emanuel is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 69,118 people, or 1 in 766. In Tanzania Emanuel is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 12 percent reside, Manyara Region, where 9 percent reside and Singida Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 132 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Emanuel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Emanuel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Emanuel surname rose 778 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 405 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 148 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Emanuel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Emanuel last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Emanuel last name are 38.57% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.8% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Emanuel earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 28.48% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,905 per year; in South Africa they earn 8.5% more than the national average, earning R 257,844 per year; in United States they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $43,394 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.51% more than the national average, earning $63,848 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emánuel951/
Emmanuel93957,580/
Emannuel93434/
Emanuell9357/
Emamnuel9330/
Emanouel9325/
Emaanuel9313/
Eemanuel936/
Emanuelt935/
Eamanuel934/
Hemanuel933/
Emaunuel933/
Esmanuel932/
Emanauel931/
Etmanuel931/
Yemanuel931/
Emahnuel931/
Emanuiel931/
Emeanuel931/
Eimanuel931/
Emanuhel931/
Eumanuel930/
Emanel92919/
Emmmanuel881,044/
Emmannuel88193/
Emmanouel88182/
Emmanuiel8874/
Eammanuel8861/
Emmaanuel8854/
Emmanuell8848/
Eemmanuel8848/
Emmaunuel8818/
Emmamnuel8816/
Emmeanuel8815/
Emmaneuel8814/
Oemmanuel8813/
Emmanauel8812/
Emmaenuel888/
Eummanuel887/
Esmmanuel886/
Iemmanuel885/
Emmatnuel884/
Eymmanuel884/
Emmainuel883/
Aemmanuel883/
Jemmanuel883/
Emmasnuel883/
Emmagnuel882/
Emmanujel882/
Ehmmanuel882/
Eimmanuel882/
Etmmanuel882/
Hemmanuel882/
Hemanuell882/
Emmganuel881/
Emmanuyel881/
Emmaynuel881/
Emmanuelh881/
Emanuelld881/
Emmanueld881/
Emmanuelt881/
Emmhanuel881/
Eamamnuel881/
Amanuel8649,590/
Imanuel862,554/
Emmanel86356/
Emanoel86311/
Gemanel86137/
Emanuil8641/
Esmanel8637/
Emaneul8625/
Emaniel8618/
Emanwel8616/
Emannel8611/
Emenuel869/
Emaunel868/
Emanuyl865/
Omanuel862/
Jmanuel862/
Eumanel861/
Emonuel861/
Emanael861/
Ymanuel861/
Emaneal861/
Eimanel861/
Emanaul861/
Emanl831/
Emanuelová8212/
Emmaunuell821/
D'Emmanuel821/
Emmanuield821/
Immanuel8010,633/
Emmaunel803,258/
Emmaneul801,611/
Emmenuel801,328/
Ammanuel80298/
Imanuelt80158/
Emmaneel80143/
Imannuel8092/
Emmanoel8059/
Imainuel8029/
Emmaniel8029/
Emmanuil8026/
Emmannel8015/
Emmanwel809/
Ommanuel809/
Imanuyel809/
Ismanuel807/
Emmanaul807/
Emmaanel804/
Iimanuel804/
Eimanwel804/
Emmaneal803/
Eummanel803/
Emmonuel802/
Emaneile802/
Emanawel802/
Emaneual802/
O'Manuel801/
Jmmanuel801/
Emaniyel801/
Amanuell801/
Emmainel801/
Emmanael801/
Emaunnel801/
Imanuiel801/
Émmanuel801/
Emmanyel801/
Emmamnel801/
Aimanuel801/
Emmaneil801/
Emanneul801/
Amanuhel801/
Emanoelh801/
Emanuial801/
Amannuel801/
Hemanwel801/
Ijiemmanuel783/
Emmanuelova781/
Emanil77148/
Imanel7716/
Amanel774/
Hemanl771/
Eimanl771/
Emonel770/
Jmanel770/
Imanueltd7524/
Immanuyel757/
Emmauneal755/
Immanuell754/
Immaneuel753/
Emmaneual753/
Immannuel753/
Iimmanuel752/
Eemaniyel751/
Emmaneyul751/
Emmaniiel751/
Emmanoell751/
Hamainuel751/
Emmaunnel751/
Emmanwell751/
Eummaneul751/
Eammaunel751/
Iemmaunel751/
Ehmanwell751/
Emannoell751/
Emmanayel751/
Emanuilova71324/
Amaniel71318/
Emanoil71180/
Emanuylova71126/
Gemanil7168/
Amanwel7146/
Hemanil7144/
Amanoel7138/
Imanoel7129/
Gimanel7120/
Imanuil7111/
Emmaunl718/
Esmanil716/
Emaniol716/
Amenuel715/
Amanuil715/
Emenell713/
Imenuel712/
Emanwil712/
Imanwel712/
Hemonel712/
Ismanel712/
Immanel712/
Imanuelová711/
Imanuul711/
Ysmanel711/
Imaneul711/
Omanael711/
Omaneel711/
Emoniel711/
Emmaneulle711/
Aimanoel67180/
Amanwael67155/
Emmanuilova6750/
Amanl6730/
Amanweel6723/
Emmeunel6715/
Imaniyel6713/
Emmanuylova6711/
Immenuel679/
Immaneul678/
Aamanwel678/
Emmannle676/
Emmanoil674/
Immaniel674/
Imanl673/
Imanuyal673/
Ismagnel673/
Immanuil672/
Ammanoel672/
Immaunel672/
Immanwel672/
Hemmanil672/
Immannel671/
Immanoel671/
Immanyel671/
Imanaull671/
Imaneyal671/
Imanuyol671/
Emaml671/
Ahmonuel671/
Hamanael671/
Emaniyal671/
Amanwiel671/
Imanwell671/
Emmenael671/
Ommaniel671/
Aemanwil671/
Emanoial671/

Emanuel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emanuel in the Georgian language
ემანუელemanuel-
Emanuel in the Bengali language
ইমানুয়েলimanuyela87.5
এমানুয়েলভিএলপেক্কিমাemanuyelabhi'elapekkima12.5
Emanuel in the Hindi language
एमानुएलemanu'ela78.57
इमैनुएलimainu'ela7.14
इमैनुअलimainu'ala7.14
इमैनवैलimainavaila7.14
Emanuel in the Oriya language
ଏମାନୁଏଲemanu'ela58.82
ଇମାନୁଏଲimanu'ela37.25
ଅମାନୁଏଲamanu'ela1.96
ମାନୁଏଲmanu'ela1.96
Emanuel in the Marathi language
इमानुएलimanu'ela33.33
यानूएलyanu'ela16.67
इमानेलimanela16.67
इमानुलimanula16.67
इमानुयुलimanuyula16.67
Emanuel in the Russian language
Эмануэльemanuel-

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