Embeke Surname
Approximately 3,251 people bear this surname
Embeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,154 | 1:23,424 | 2,952 |
| Cameroon | 88 | 1:236,012 | 23,423 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
Embeke (42) may also be a first name.
Embeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Embeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Embeke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻜﻪ) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Embeke? popularity and diffusion
It is the 137,766th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,241,632 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Embeke are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 42 people.
This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 3,154 people, or 1 in 23,424. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Mauritania, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Embeke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Embeke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺒﻜﻪ | ambkh | 50 |
| ﺃﻣﺒﻜﻪ | ambkh | 50 |
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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 Embeke
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