Embegha Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Embegha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Embegha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Embegha Last Name Facts

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

Embegha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻜﻪ) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Embegha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Embegha is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Embegha are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Embegha is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Embegha is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 50 percent are found and Benue, where 50 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Embegha occurs in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Embega92183/
Aembega8632/
Hembega8627/
Ombegha8611/
Embeega869/
Emmbega861/
Embegah861/
Embeghe861/
Aembeega801/
Jembigha801/
Ombega77729/
Embaga77105/
Embiga7716/
Embego7712/
Ambega7710/
Enbega774/
Imbega772/
Emboga772/
Embege771/
Hembaga71356/
Embegee7119/
Embeger717/
Gembege713/
Jembiga713/
Imbegah712/
Ambegai711/
Anbegha711/
Enbigha711/
Ombegoh711/
Yembiga711/
Ombogha711/
Ombagha711/
Ambogha711/
Hembeger671/
Omhbegho671/
Ambeagah671/
Henmbaga671/

Embegha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Embegha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﻜﻪambkh-

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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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  • 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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