Embegha Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Embegha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Embegha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Embegha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Embegha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻜﻪ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Embegha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Embegha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Embegha occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Embegha reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Embegha is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 50 percent live and Benue, where 50 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embega | 92 | 183 | / |
| Aembega | 86 | 32 | / |
| Hembega | 86 | 27 | / |
| Ombegha | 86 | 11 | / |
| Embeega | 86 | 9 | / |
| Emmbega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Embegah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Embeghe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aembeega | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jembigha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ombega | 77 | 729 | / |
| Embaga | 77 | 105 | / |
| Embiga | 77 | 16 | / |
| Embego | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ambega | 77 | 10 | / |
| Enbega | 77 | 4 | / |
| Imbega | 77 | 2 | / |
| Emboga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Embege | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hembaga | 71 | 356 | / |
| Embegee | 71 | 19 | / |
| Embeger | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gembege | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jembiga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Imbegah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ambegai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anbegha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Enbigha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ombegoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yembiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ombogha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ombagha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambogha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hembeger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omhbegho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambeagah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Henmbaga | 67 | 1 | / |
Embegha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Embegha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺒﻜﻪ | ambkh | - |
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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 Embegha
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