Embely Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Embely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Embely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Embely Last Name Facts

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

The last name Embely is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Embely? popularity and diffusion

The last name Embely is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Embely is predominantly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Embely reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Enga, where 50 percent reside and Hela, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Embelya9219/
Hembely921/
Embele833,293/
Embela83245/
Embeli83199/
Yembele77433/
Eambela77233/
Yembela77166/
Embiele77159/
Gembele77150/
Hembela7737/
Embeale7716/
Gembeli7714/
Yembeli774/
Embeleh772/
Jembele771/
Isembeli71575/
Isembele71133/
Jembelis718/
Yembelet714/
Imbelahy711/
Etembele711/
Gembeali711/
Itembele711/
Hembeele710/
Embile671,826/
Imbele67576/
Embila67130/
Imbela6765/
Embili6746/
Enbeli673/
Ymbele673/
Enbele672/
Imbeli671/
Emvele671/

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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 Embely
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