Embark Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Embark Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 95 | 1:492,127 | 24,892 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Embark (127) may also be a first name.
Embark Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Embark Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Embark (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺭﻙ) is more frequently found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Embark? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,537,949th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Embark live; 64 percent live in North Africa and 55 percent live in Hispano-North Africa. It is also the 825,494th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 127 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 492,127. In Spain Embark is primarily found in: Melilla, where 78 percent live, Canary Islands, where 12 percent live and Aragon, where 11 percent live. Outside of Spain this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 10 percent live and Libya, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embarke | 92 | 26 | / |
| Embarck | 92 | 17 | / |
| Em'bark | 92 | 1 | / |
| E'Mbark | 92 | 1 | / |
| Em'barck | 86 | 11 | / |
| E'Mbarck | 86 | 10 | / |
| Embarq | 83 | 15 | / |
| Ambark | 83 | 12 | / |
| Embarc | 83 | 5 | / |
| Emberk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ombark | 83 | 1 | / |
| Embeareck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eimberk | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hambark | 77 | 1 | / |
| Embeirk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Embarque | 71 | 282 | / |
| Aitmbark | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ambairck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heinbark | 71 | 0 | / |
| Emborg | 67 | 822 | / |
| Emberg | 67 | 293 | / |
| Emburg | 67 | 35 | / |
| Amberk | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ambarc | 67 | 4 | / |
| Omberk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amburk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ambarg | 67 | 0 | / |
Embark Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Embark in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺭﻙ | ambark | 90 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺭﻛﺔ | ambarkt | 10 |
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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 Embark
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