Embah Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Embah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Embah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
Malaysia481:614,46329,648
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267

Embah (282) may also be a first name.

Embah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Embah is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Embah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Embah is the 1,398,030th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Embah live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 527,582nd most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 282 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria Embah is primarily found in: Delta, where 68 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 27 percent reside and Abia, where 2 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 31 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Embach91478/
Embahe91240/
Hembah91100/
Embaha915/
Embahh911/
Emba895,337/
Hembach83409/
Eambach831/
Embasch830/
Hemba804,236/
Gemba801,181/
Ambah801,070/
Embay80690/
Embat80568/
Embad80228/
Ombah80212/
Imbah80191/
Embas80151/
Embau80124/
Aemba80114/
Eamba8082/
Emboh8070/
Embea8051/
Eumba8050/
Emboa8048/
Eimba8042/
Embai8041/
Embap8017/
Eemba807/
Emmba807/
Iemba806/
Embga803/
Oemba802/
Embaa801/
Embha801/
Enbah801/
Heimbach774,795/
Heimbath771/
Imbeah733,250/
Imbach731,734/
Hiemba7390/
Hambah7357/
Jimbah7340/
Ambaha7337/
Hombah7327/
Yombah7325/
Ambaih7323/
Embaid7315/
Hembas7315/
Hembay7312/
Gembai739/
Embeap738/
Hembad737/
Gembau737/
Embass736/
Ambaah735/
Gembay734/
Heumba734/
Haemba734/
Imbahe734/
Hembaa734/
Embaay733/
Himbah732/
Imbaha732/
Ombaha732/
Jiemba732/
Eimbga731/
Embouh731/
Imbash731/
Iehmba731/
Hoemba731/
Hembau731/
Embgai731/
Emboha731/
Geemba731/
Heamba731/
Hembea731/
Embaus731/
Hemboh731/
Embeau730/
Heimbauch714/
Omba6746,931/
Amba6734,046/
Imba674,011/
Embo671,114/
Emva6744/
Ymba6728/
Hembeap6716/
Imbeath675/
Jimbaha674/
Heembai673/
Jmba672/
Amba'ah672/
Embouth671/
Ambahay671/
Imbachì671/
Hammbah671/
Goimbah671/
Embault671/
Embâ671/
Haembai671/
Himbach670/

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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 Embah
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