Emawa Surname

167,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Emawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
Indonesia1101:1,202,26584,863
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

Emawa (59) may also be a first name.

Emawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emawa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﺎﻭﻩ) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Emawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 167,978th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,831,214 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Emawa reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Emawa is also the 1,282,666th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 59 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Other than Ethiopia Emawa occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emaway915,635/
Emawat9125/
Emeawa917/
Hemawa912/
Eimawa911/
Emawha911/
Emmawat8334/
Eimaway8316/
Hemawas836/
Hemawat835/
Hemawai831/
Hemaway830/
Amawa80375/
Imawa80213/
Emewa8074/
Emava8073/
Emaba8054/
Emowa8047/
Emawe8047/
Omawa8025/
Emawo802/
Emawi801/
Emawy801/
Hemmaway7772/
Emawaish7725/
Gemawaya771/
Hemmawat771/
Hamawa731,385/
Emeaba73402/
Amahwa73247/
Yimawa73145/
Amauwa73141/
Emaeva73103/
Amawha7384/
Emaiwo7341/
Amawah7335/
Emeuwa7332/
Amaway7321/
Amaw'a7316/
Emabai7313/
Imawah7312/
Emasva7312/
Emewah7311/
Himawa7310/
Emmaba739/
Jimawa739/
Omaway739/
Omaiwa737/
Ammawa737/
Eumawi736/
Imaway736/
Aimawa736/
Omaewa734/
Emewau733/
Emavay733/
Emeawo733/
Amawua733/
Emawhe733/
Emmowa733/
Imawat732/
Amawea732/
Hemawe731/
Ehmawe731/
Emaweh731/
Emabea731/
Omawaa731/
Amaawa731/
Emasua731/
Emoewa731/
Hemawo731/
Amaiwa731/
Imawai731/
Gemawe731/
Emmawe731/
Emavas731/
Eimawi731/
Ahmawa731/
Amawai731/
Aïmawa731/
O'Mawa731/
Imhawa731/
Emawho731/
Emeway731/
Eimawaysh711/
Hammawa672,032/
Emabhai67196/
Hamahwa6791/
Hemabai6739/
Hemavat6739/
Hamaway6730/
Hamaiwa6719/
Himawat6715/
Himawas6713/
Hemeway679/
Amauwah678/
Hemavah677/
Amaiwai676/
Emawish674/
Emasvai673/
Esmaiwo673/
Emmasua672/
Emmawue672/
Ameawua672/
Amahawa672/
Hemaeva672/
Hemmawe671/
Himawah671/
Ethmawe671/
Emmabai671/
Hamawah671/
Hamawai671/
Haamawa671/
Gemoway671/
Gemawho671/
Emeabah671/
Imaaway671/
Hymawad671/
Jimawas671/
Emaaiva671/
Gaimawa671/
Jimaywa671/
Esmawee671/
Emmawie671/
Hemawet671/

Emawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emawa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻣﺎﻭﻩamawh23.08
ﺍﻣﺎﻭamaw23.08
ﺃﻣﻮﻩamwh15.38
ﺍﻣﺎﻭﻩamawh15.38
ﺍﻣﺎﻭﺍamawa3.85
ﺃﻣﺎﻭamaw3.85
ﺍﻣﻮﺍamwa3.85
ﺃﻣﻮﺍamwa3.85
ﺍﻣﺎﻭﺓamawt3.85
ﺃﻣﻮamw3.85

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