Embew Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Embew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Embew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines511:1,985,063118,763
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Embew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Embew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻮ) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Embew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Embew? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Embew are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Embew is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 1,985,063. In The Philippines Embew is most numerous in: Soccsksargen, where 100 percent live. Besides The Philippines it occurs in one country. It is also found in Mauritania, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Embiw805/
Embeb804/
Imbew802/
Embiev7335/
Ambeew7319/
Yembeb7310/
Hemvew731/
Esembev671/
Esimbev671/
Aembefh671/

Embew Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Embew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﻮambw-

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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 Embew
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