Embark Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Embark Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Embark Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain951:492,12724,892
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
Libya91:693,7751,982
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Embarke9226/
Embarck9217/
Em'bark921/
E'Mbark921/
Em'barck8611/
E'Mbarck8610/
Embarq8315/
Ambark8312/
Embarc835/
Emberk831/
Ombark831/
Embeareck801/
Eimberk772/
Hambark771/
Embeirk771/
Embarque71282/
Aitmbark7112/
Ambairck711/
Heinbark710/
Emborg67822/
Emberg67293/
Emburg6735/
Amberk6734/
Ambarc674/
Omberk671/
Amburk670/
Ambarg670/

Embark Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Embark in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺭﻙambark90
ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺭﻛﺔambarkt10

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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
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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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