Embe Surname
Approximately 1,100 people bear this surname
Embe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 520 | 1:39,941 | 5,330 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Papua New Guinea | 135 | 1:60,398 | 7,783 |
| Indonesia | 87 | 1:1,520,106 | 102,006 |
| Philippines | 80 | 1:1,265,478 | 96,721 |
| Tanzania | 74 | 1:715,427 | 40,832 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Embe (199) may also be a first name.
Embe Demographics
Average Embe Salary in
United States
$65,175 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Embe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Embe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Embe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺐ, Hindi: इब्ने, Russian: Ембе) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Embe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Embe is the 335,329th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 6,625,042 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Embe reside; 60 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Embe is also the 642,605th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 199 people.
This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 520 people, or 1 in 39,941. In Cameroon Embe is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 48 percent live, Centre Region, where 21 percent live and Northwest Region, where 16 percent live. Beside Cameroon Embe exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live.
Embe Last Name Statistics demography
Embe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.05% more than the national average, earning $65,175 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Embe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Embe in the Hindi language | ||
| इब्ने | ibne | - |
| Embe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺐ | amb | 66.67 |
| ﺃﻣﺐ | amb | 33.33 |
| Embe in the Russian language | ||
| Ембе | embe | - |
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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 Embe
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