Emaw Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Emaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Emaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Emaw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻮ) occurs most in Ethiopia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Emaw.
How Common Is The Last Name Emaw? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Emaw are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Outside of Ethiopia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 38 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emawe | 89 | 47 | / |
| Hemaw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Emmaw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ehmaw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Emawhe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Emmawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gemauw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hemawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ehmawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gehmaw | 80 | 0 | / |
| Emab | 75 | 125 | / |
| Emow | 75 | 14 | / |
| Amaw | 75 | 10 | / |
| Emaf | 75 | 6 | / |
| Emav | 75 | 6 | / |
| Imaw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Omaw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hemmawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emafe | 67 | 49 | / |
| Emowa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Hemab | 67 | 30 | / |
| Emova | 67 | 22 | / |
| Imawe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Emowe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jimaw | 67 | 14 | / |
| Emmab | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eymow | 67 | 4 | / |
| Emeab | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ammaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hamaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emaab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ematv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejmav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahmaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emoiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emmaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emauf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jmawh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eymab | 67 | 0 | / |
Emaw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Emaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻮ | amw | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Emaw
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