Embom Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Embom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Embom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1951:106,50812,495
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Embom (35) may also be a first name.

Embom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Embom is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Embom? popularity and diffusion

The surname Embom is the 1,011,991st most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Embom live; 79 percent live in Central Africa and 79 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 35 people.

The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 106,508. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 45 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 40 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 14 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.

Embom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Embom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Embom surname grew 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Embom Last Name Statistics demography

Embom earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hembom91230/
Gembom9157/
Emboum912/
Embuom911/
Etembom837/
Hembhom836/
Hemboum832/
Hemboem831/
Hemmbom831/
Yembome831/
Heimbom831/
Enbom801,154/
Embon80834/
Embam80316/
Ambom80143/
Ombom8047/
Embum8024/
Ymbom805/
Imbom801/
Ettembom774/
Etenmbom771/
Hembam735,064/
Embong732,489/
Ehnbom7373/
Embone7347/
Hembum7325/
Amboim7317/
Gimbom7313/
Amboom7313/
Hemwom7311/
Henbom7310/
Hembon739/
Yimbom738/
Hemvom735/
Omboum735/
Genbom735/
Yombom734/
Embume734/
Gembon733/
Emboun732/
Ambohm732/
Enbohm732/
Embaum732/
Emboin732/
Iembon731/
Imboum731/
Jimbom731/
Embonk731/
Embamg731/
Embame731/
Hambom731/
Gembum731/
Jembam731/
Yembam731/
Essemboum711/
Hembamm676/
Ehembam675/
Hembgam675/
Hembham674/
Hembamn674/
Hembong674/
Eenboom674/
Hembhum673/
Hembame671/
Hamboum671/
Eemboun671/
Eamboon671/
Yembame671/
Hembaam671/
Ihembam671/
Iemboon671/
Hjenbom671/
Hembaum671/

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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 Embom
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