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 surname Embark (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺭﻙ) occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Embark? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,537,949th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Embark reside; 64 percent reside in North Africa and 55 percent reside in Hispano-North Africa. Embark is also the 825,494th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 127 people.

Embark is most frequently used in Spain, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 492,127. In Spain Embark is mostly found in: Melilla, where 78 percent are found, Canary Islands, where 12 percent are found and Aragon, where 11 percent are found. Other than Spain this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 10 percent are found and Libya, where 7 percent are found.

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
  • 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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