Emberu Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Somalia

Emberu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emberu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
India51:153,413,076951,030
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Emberu (16) may also be a first name.

Emberu Last Name Facts

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

Emberu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emberu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Emberu are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Emberu is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name internationally, held by 16 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 94 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent are found and Somalia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jemberu9211,451/
Emberru92256/
Gemberu925/
Emberou924/
Yemberu923/
Embetru921/
Jemberru861/
Embaru8350/
Amberu8321/
Omberu8320/
Aiyemberu803/
Jenberu775,803/
Ambeeru7790/
Genberu779/
Embarhu771/
Ambieru771/
Eambaaru713/
Hamberui711/
Ambeirou711/
Etinberu711/
Ambaru67530/
Ambiru67375/
Ombaru67295/
Imboru67217/
Amboru67170/
Ombiru6790/
Imbiru6710/
Anberu674/
Imbaru673/
Ymbaru673/
Imveru672/
Enweru671/
Enveru671/
Ambarau62177/
Ambhiru62134/
Ombarau6211/
Ambirau629/
Hambiru621/
Imbarou621/
Ambairou571/
Hambarau571/
Anbiru501/
Onboru501/

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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 Emberu
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