Embecke Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Embecke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Embecke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Embecke Last Name Facts

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

Embecke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻜﻪ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Embecke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Embecke live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 454,985. In Mauritania Embecke is most prevalent in: Assaba Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Embeke923,251/
Embeck924/
Hembecker8838/
Eimbecker881/
Hembeck8668/
Eimbeck8656/
Gembeke8621/
Eembeck8615/
Gembeck8610/
Embacke862/
Embekea861/
Embeket861/
Embekke861/
Ehmbeck860/
Embek83136/
Heimbeck80231/
Gembecki8071/
Eembeeck8045/
Hembeker801/
Ambeke77582/
Embick77357/
Imbeck77159/
Gembec7742/
Embeka7722/
Embeki7720/
Embäck7720/
Ombeke778/
Hembek774/
Embeak772/
Gembek771/
Embake771/
Embeca771/
Imbeke771/
Hembec771/
Enbeck770/
Einbecker75113/
Heymbeeck7582/
Himbecker752/
Heimbeker752/
Heimbeeck750/
Einbeck71289/
Heinbecker71117/
Isenbecker7135/
Eembeek7129/
Gembäck7121/
Hembäck7115/
Himbeck716/
Enbacke713/
Imbeche712/
Embegue712/
Yombeke711/
Hembeka711/
Heijmbeeck711/
Hembake711/
Iembeka711/
Enbeche711/
Jimbeck711/
Heimbezker711/
Heimbeeker711/
Isenbeck67185/
Gembický67117/
Embekova6740/
Embik6733/
Heinbeck6729/
Enbek6715/
Gembicky678/
Yimbeket678/
Hembekaa676/
Uysembek674/
Esenbeck673/
Ainebeck673/
Imbek672/
Heymbeek671/
Gembickí671/
Hienbeck671/
Embeg671/
Embex671/
Ambeikeh671/
Embyk671/
Eisenbecker670/
Embic670/

Embecke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Embecke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﻜﻪambkh50
ﺃﻣﺒﻜﻪambkh50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Embecke
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