Emboh Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Emboh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emboh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Emboh (454) may also be a first name.

Emboh Last Name Facts

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

Emboh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﺒﻮﻩ) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emboh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,273,756th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Emboh live; 57 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Emboh is also the 401,195th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 454 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 716,175. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 52 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 41 percent are found and Centre Region, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent are found and The Philippines, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hemboh911/
Emboha911/
Embouh911/
Embo891,114/
Embouth831/
Emboy80883/
Amboh80881/
Iembo80740/
Gembo80485/
Emboi80158/
Embah80156/
Embot80147/
Hembo80145/
Embod80107/
Embou8071/
Imboh8068/
Omboh8057/
Aembo8052/
Emboa8048/
Embop8018/
Emboz8015/
Embos807/
Emboo804/
Eambo803/
Emmbo801/
Eumbo801/
Emvoh801/
Embuo801/
Embha801/
Emboj801/
Heimboth770/
Embach73478/
Embahe73240/
Haembo73133/
Hembah73100/
Imboha7394/
Jiembo7362/
Ambouh7354/
Iomboh736/
Jimboh735/
Embaha735/
Imbouh735/
Emboot734/
Hembot734/
Emboud733/
Embout733/
Eamboj733/
Hiembo733/
Gembou733/
Heumbo733/
Hembou732/
Yimboh731/
Gemboy731/
Embost731/
Ambooh731/
Embahh731/
Oimboh731/
Ambuoh731/
Hemboj731/
Hemboy730/
Heimbouch7159/
Ambo6714,879/
Emba675,337/
Imbo672,784/
Ombo672,358/
Emvo67453/
Hembach67409/
Ymbo6721/
Heemboo6719/
Emehebo6710/
Hemboot677/
Jmbo675/
Eamboot674/
Embâ671/
Emboutt671/
Eambach671/
E'Mboud671/
Hembood671/
Embasch670/

Emboh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emboh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻣﺒﻮﻩambwh-

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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 Emboh
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