Embam Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Embam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Embam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Malaysia981:300,96116,456
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Embam (155) may also be a first name.

Embam Last Name Facts

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

Embam has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Embam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 860,770th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Embam are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 738,219th most common first name at a global level It is held by 155 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 348,489. Barring The DR Congo this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 31 percent reside and Taiwan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hembam915,064/
Embaum912/
Embamg911/
Embame911/
Jembam911/
Yembam911/
Hembeam8314/
Hembamm836/
Hembgam835/
Ehembam835/
Hembham834/
Hembamn834/
Hembame831/
Hembaam831/
Ihembam831/
Gembeam831/
Hembaum831/
Yembame831/
Emban80548/
Ambam80359/
Embom80251/
Ombam8098/
Imbam8024/
Emuam802/
Enbam802/
Jmbam801/
Embang732,665/
Ambaum73337/
Hembom73230/
Hemwam73110/
Hemban7390/
Embaan7385/
Yombam7382/
Jimbam7376/
Gembom7357/
Ambaim7341/
Imbame7341/
Henbam7334/
Gimbam7318/
Himbam738/
Ambamm737/
Embane737/
Hambam736/
Gemban735/
Yimbam735/
Hemvam733/
Emmvam733/
Aimbam732/
Emboum732/
Ambaam732/
Ambham731/
Aambam731/
Embuom731/
Emmban731/
Emband731/
Eamban731/
Anmbam731/
Hembaun6745/
Embahan6731/
Hembang6729/
Eynbaum6728/
Einbaum6725/
Hambaum6717/
Embagne6717/
Hembaan6716/
Embaten6710/
Gembaan677/
Etembom677/
Hembhom676/
Eambang675/
Hombaum673/
Hemboum672/
Hembane672/
Henbaum671/
Genbaum671/
Hambham671/
Himbame671/
Hammbam671/
Aichembaum671/
Yembome671/
Hemmbom671/
Haimbam671/
Eichembaum671/
Ambaham671/
Jimbeam671/
Heimbom671/
Eschembaum670/

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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
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  • 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 Embam
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