Emao Surname

185,106th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Emao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
Philippines1501:674,92169,745
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Emao (56) may also be a first name.

Emao Last Name Facts

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

Emao (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻭﻩ, Hindi: ेमाो) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Emao.

How Common Is The Last Name Emao? popularity and diffusion

Emao is the 185,106th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,182,334 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Emao reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Emao is also the 1,321,957th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 56 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Without taking into account Ethiopia Emao is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gemao891,530/
Esmao89639/
Hemao8945/
Yemao8910/
Jemao895/
Emaho893/
Emaot891/
Emaoi891/
Iemao891/
Emahoy802,576/
Hemaho80100/
Emaiyo8038/
Jemaho806/
Emaayo804/
Emaijo803/
Hemaos802/
Ijemao801/
Emeaho801/
Hemaou801/
Gemmao801/
Emeaot801/
Emaous801/
Emhaou801/
Eimmao801/
Emaoch801/
Amao7516,611/
Imao752,778/
Omao75861/
Emoa75120/
Jmao754/
Jemaiyo73512/
Hemmaou731/
Jemayio731/
Emahoud731/
Heemaeo731/
Hamao672,119/
Gimao67790/
Imaho67440/
Amaoh67290/
Amaoo67276/
Amaho67172/
Himao6796/
Ahmao6735/
Ameao6725/
Ismao6724/
Jimao6719/
Yemoa6712/
Eumeo6711/
Omaho6710/
Emoha678/
Aimao678/
Emeuo678/
Jemoa677/
Emoua677/
Yimao676/
Ammao675/
Ama'o674/
Immao673/
Yomao673/
Emmoa673/
Emoat672/
Amauo672/
Emooh672/
Hemoa672/
Emoho672/
Homao671/
Imaoh671/
Emoah671/
Omaoi671/
Omeao671/
Omauo671/
Imaot671/
Emaea671/
Amaoi671/
Eamoa671/

Emao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emao in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺎﻭﻩamawh-
Emao in the Hindi language
ेमाोemao-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Emao
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