Embela Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Embela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Embela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Embela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Embela occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Embela.

How Common Is The Last Name Embela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,028,911th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. The last name Embela occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Embela are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Embela is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 326,901. Other than The DR Congo Embela exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eambela92233/
Yembela92166/
Hembela9237/
Embelya9219/
Gembela923/
Aembela921/
Embelga921/
Esembela8627/
Etimbela861/
Embele833,293/
Ambela831,390/
Ombela83396/
Embola83384/
Embala83305/
Embeli83199/
Embila83130/
Imbela8365/
Embelo8335/
Embely836/
Emwela831/
Imboela77918/
Embiele77159/
Gembele77150/
Embolla7793/
Embalea7768/
Ambiela7747/
Emballa7746/
Eambala7741/
Ambelau7727/
Embeale7716/
Gembeli7714/
Hembala778/
Gembila777/
Yombela777/
Yembila774/
Embeleh772/
Hombela772/
Hambela772/
Embalia772/
Embiola772/
Ambelia771/
Ambelay771/
Eumbala771/
Hembely771/
Jnebela771/
Jimbela771/
Hembola771/
Himbela771/
Iembola771/
Isembeli71575/
Isembele71133/
Hambelea7143/
Hambelay7123/
Etimbelo7121/
Hambelai715/
Yembilah715/
Embollah711/
Itembila711/
Esembelo711/
Hiembola711/
Imbelahy711/
Etembele711/
Embailia711/
Gembeali711/
Itembele711/
Hembeele710/
Embalo6730,546/
Embolo676,554/
Ambala674,733/
Embile671,826/
Ombala671,678/
Ambola67926/
Imbele67576/
Imbala67563/
Ambila67424/
Ombola67317/
Imbila67148/
Embaló6780/
Imbola6779/
Embilo6777/
Ombila6775/
Embili6746/
Imbelo6727/
Ambelo6716/
Envela6710/
Ombelo676/
Enbeli673/
Anbela673/
Ymbele673/
Enuela672/
Enbele672/
Enwela672/
Emuila671/
Emvele671/
Eñuela671/
Essimbila671/
Imbeli671/

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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 Embela
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