Embega Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Embega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 180 | 1:984,126 | 41,775 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Embega (72) may also be a first name.
Embega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Embega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Embega is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Embega? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,257,535th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Embega live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 72 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 984,126. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 58 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 31 percent reside and Taraba, where 9 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Embega is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aembega | 92 | 32 | / |
| Hembega | 92 | 27 | / |
| Embeega | 92 | 9 | / |
| Embegha | 92 | 3 | / |
| Emmbega | 92 | 1 | / |
| Embegah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aembeega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ombega | 83 | 729 | / |
| Embaga | 83 | 105 | / |
| Embiga | 83 | 16 | / |
| Embego | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ambega | 83 | 10 | / |
| Enbega | 83 | 4 | / |
| Emboga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Imbega | 83 | 2 | / |
| Embege | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hembaga | 77 | 356 | / |
| Embegee | 77 | 19 | / |
| Ombegha | 77 | 11 | / |
| Embeger | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gembege | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jembiga | 77 | 3 | / |
| Imbegah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Embeghe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambegai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yembiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambeagah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Henmbaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hembeger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jembigha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omboga | 67 | 4,221 | / |
| Amboga | 67 | 1,140 | / |
| Ombaga | 67 | 418 | / |
| Ombego | 67 | 294 | / |
| Ambaga | 67 | 229 | / |
| Ombiga | 67 | 190 | / |
| Imbiga | 67 | 135 | / |
| Ambiga | 67 | 92 | / |
| Embogo | 67 | 90 | / |
| Imbaga | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ambego | 67 | 22 | / |
| Imbego | 67 | 16 | / |
| Imboga | 67 | 8 | / |
| Emviga | 67 | 6 | / |
| Enbaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anbega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Embago | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enbiga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Embega
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