Embia Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

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

Embia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Embia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea751:108,71614,715
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Embia (50) may also be a first name.

Embia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Embia occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Embia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,918,812th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname Embia is mostly found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Embia are found; 80 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Embia is also the 1,412,538th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 50 people.

The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 108,716. In Papua New Guinea Embia is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 49 percent reside, Chimbu, where 36 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 8 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 18 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Embiap9110/
Jembia914/
Hembia913/
Gembia911/
Yembia911/
Embias911/
Etembia8321/
Jembiha834/
Hembiap831/
Heumbia831/
Isembia831/
Emboiya831/
Esembia831/
Esimbia831/
Ambia8016,023/
Imbia80328/
Ombia80278/
Embio8060/
Embea8051/
Emwia8021/
Enbia802/
Embya802/
Emvia801/
Embhuiya771/
Ombija73632/
Ambiah73247/
Yombia73112/
Hambia73108/
Embijo7371/
Aimbia7348/
Gimbia7325/
Yimbia7323/
Imbiah7317/
Hembja735/
Ambija735/
Uimbia734/
Ambiha734/
Jimbia733/
Henbia732/
Anmbia732/
Hembya732/
Ombiah732/
Eumbya731/
Hembea731/
Imbiha731/
Jembea731/
Ambojia67523/
Itembya6764/
Hambija6763/
Hambiah6720/
Ombayia6719/
Ombijah674/
Ambaiya674/
Isembya673/
Ambijah673/
Enbiaei671/
Ambeiya671/
Isimbia671/
Hombiah671/
Enbaaia671/
Imbiaha671/
Enbihai671/
Enbeija671/
Jimbiat671/
Ambihai671/
Ambiaha671/
Amboiya671/
Anmbiah671/

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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 Embia
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