Embah Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Embah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| Malaysia | 48 | 1:614,463 | 29,648 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
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 last name Embah occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Embah? popularity and diffusion
Embah is the 1,398,030th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 282 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria Embah is mostly found in: Delta, where 68 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 27 percent reside and Abia, where 2 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 31 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.
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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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