Embaye Surname

86,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Embaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Embaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia5,1511:18,9372,508
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Sweden951:103,6507,490
Canada481:767,61660,775
England221:2,532,63991,802
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Eritrea161:296,994232
Norway101:514,22941,629
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Embaye (14,254) may also be a first name.

Embaye Last Name Facts

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

Embaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻱ) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Embaye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Embaye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 86,434th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,307,887 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Embaye live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Embaye is also the 48,019th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 14,254 people.

It is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 5,151 people, or 1 in 18,937. Aside from Ethiopia it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Embaye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Embaye surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Embaye earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $45,284 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $50,601 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yembaye922/
Embayed922/
Hembaye921/
Embay91690/
Embae919/
Embye915/
Ambaye8322,697/
Ombaye83993/
Embaie8338/
Embiye8327/
Emuaye8324/
Embaya8321/
Embayo8320/
Hembay8312/
Enbaye8311/
Imbaye8310/
Embeye837/
Embayi835/
Yembay834/
Gembay834/
Embaay833/
Emboye832/
Embawe832/
Hembae831/
Embuye831/
Embayu831/
Esimbay7724/
Embayau7717/
Isembay7711/
Embouye7710/
Esembay778/
Jembiye778/
Hembeye774/
Emuhaye774/
Ambayie774/
Ambayee772/
Hemboye771/
Embaayi771/
Jembayo771/
Hembaie771/
Hembaya771/
Yombaye771/
Hambaye771/
Enbayeh771/
Aïmbaye771/
Ombay734,311/
Ambay732,944/
Emboy73883/
Imbay73266/
Embie73245/
Embau73124/
Embee7397/
Embey7385/
Embea7351/
Emboa7348/
Embai7341/
Imbye7334/
Enbay738/
Emboe738/
Embei735/
Emvay735/
Imbae732/
Embeu732/
Embuy732/
Embaa731/
Embue731/
Isembaya7121/
Isembaje713/
Yommbaye711/
Goymbaye711/
Goimbaye711/
Ahambaye711/
Enbaya675,116/
Emuhay673,864/
Ambaya673,581/
Ambayo672,674/
Imbayi671,629/
Amboye67798/
Imbaya67693/
Imbuye67520/
Ombayo67498/
Embeya67166/
Ombayi67152/
Ambayu67118/
Ambawe67103/
Ombaya67101/
Omboye6797/
Jembai6796/
Ambiye6791/
Himbye6791/
Hembei6762/
Hembey6760/
Hambay6758/
Emboyo6744/
Jembei6734/
Emboyi6734/
Jembue6731/
Gembey6730/
Imbeye6727/
Emboya6723/
Imbiye6723/
Jembau6723/
Hemway6722/
Embiya6720/
Embaid6715/
Genbay6715/
Yembai6711/
Yimbye6710/
Yembeu6710/
Hemvay679/
Ombiye679/
Gembai679/
Embuia678/
Embeap678/
Gembau677/
Jembie677/
Ambeye676/
Ambuye676/
Embaha675/
Enbawe675/
Imbayo675/
Embeyi675/
Emboue675/
Anmbay674/
Yembei674/
Hembaa674/
Ambaue673/
Hombay673/
Yombae673/
Jemboy672/
Yemboa672/
Hymbye672/
Enwaye672/
Imbaje672/
Yembie672/
Embaia672/
Embeje672/
Gembei672/
Gimbay672/
Ombeye672/
Jimbay672/
Hembej671/
E'Nbay671/
Eenbay671/
Embaji671/
Enbeye671/
Gemboy671/
Ambhay671/
Yemboe671/
Emuayo671/
Inbaye671/
Jembee671/
Emnbea671/
Himbay671/
Jembea671/
Hembau671/
Ombaay671/
Yembaa671/
Yembue671/
Embgai671/
Emboha671/
Ambaie671/
Yessimbay671/
Embeyu671/
Imboye671/
Hembea671/
Jiembgayi671/
Anbaye671/
Emuaje671/
Embeit671/
Embuya671/
Embaus671/
Emboja671/
Gembee671/
Hemboy670/

Embaye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Embaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﺎﻱambay50
ﺍﻧﺒﺎﻱanbay16.67
ﺍﻣﺒﻰamby16.67
ﺃﻣﺒﻲamby16.67

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