Emara Surname
Approximately 66,666 people bear this surname
Emara Surname User-submission:
Emara (also Omara, Omarah, Emarah, etc.) is an ancient Arabic surname, meaning 'great nation, 'fleet', or 'great construction/building'. The name originates in pre-Islamic Arabia and has been cited abundantly in both pre-Islamic and Islamic literature.
Read More About This SurnameEmara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 59,124 | 1:1,555 | 212 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6,440 | 1:4,791 | 651 |
| Kuwait | 222 | 1:17,120 | 2,252 |
| United States | 162 | 1:2,237,401 | 140,088 |
| India | 137 | 1:5,599,017 | 134,774 |
| Qatar | 112 | 1:21,054 | 2,246 |
| United Arab Emirates | 110 | 1:83,293 | 7,578 |
| Canada | 64 | 1:575,712 | 47,839 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| Mauritania | 30 | 1:136,495 | 7,782 |
| Jordan | 26 | 1:340,094 | 11,519 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Emara (1,289) may also be a first name.
Emara Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Emara (also Omara, Omarah, Emarah, etc.) is an ancient Arabic surname, meaning 'great nation, 'fleet', or 'great construction/building'. The name originates in pre-Islamic Arabia and has been cited abundantly in both pre-Islamic and Islamic literature.
- akmemaraEmara Demographics
Average Emara Salary in
United States
$57,622 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Emara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Emara (Arabic: عمارة, Bengali: এমরা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻤﺎﺭﻩ, Oriya: ଏମରା, Russian: Эмара) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Emara? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,543rd most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 109,314 people. Emara occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Emara reside; 89 percent reside in North Africa and 89 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Emara is also the 219,430th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 1,289 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 59,124 people, or 1 in 1,555. Other than Egypt Emara occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent reside and Kuwait, where 0 percent reside.
Emara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Emara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Emara surname rose 16,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Emara Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Emara last name are 10.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.58% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Emara earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 33.54% more than the national average, earning $57,622 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.75% more than the national average, earning $55,025 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Emara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Emara in the Bengali language | ||
| এমরা | emara | - |
| Emara in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏମରା | emara | - |
| Emara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻤﺎﺭﻩ | amarh | 45.45 |
| ﻋﻤﺎﺭ | mar | 18.18 |
| ﺍﻋﻤﺎﺭ | amar | 9.09 |
| ﺃﻋﻤﺎﺭﻩ | amarh | 9.09 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﺭﻯ | amary | 9.09 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﺭ | amar | 9.09 |
| Emara in the Russian language | ||
| Эмара | emara | - |
| Emara in the Arabic language | ||
| عمارة | mart | - |
| عماره | marh | - |
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