Embua Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Embua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Embua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2001:353,19261,534
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Embua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Embua is found most in Thailand. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Embua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,085,744th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Embua live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Tai-Asia.

The surname is most common in Thailand, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 353,192. In Thailand Embua is most frequent in: Nakhon Sawan Province, where 87 percent reside, Bangkok, where 7 percent reside and Nakhon Pathom Province, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Thailand it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Embuas91245/
Embuay9115/
Embuat912/
Eambua911/
Yembua911/
Hjembua831/
Yiembua831/
Eimbuas831/
Jeambua831/
Ambua801,323/
Imbua80232/
Embwa80132/
Ombua8015/
Emvua809/
Empua805/
Emfua801/
Embuo801/
Yiehmbua771/
Em'bouha771/
Yimbua7313/
Hambua7312/
Hombua734/
Ombuah732/
Gembwa732/
Jembwa732/
Empuas731/
Hembwa731/
Empuat731/
Embvas731/
Himbuat677/
Jimbuoa671/
Jeenbua671/
Geenbua671/
Esembwa671/
Itembwa671/

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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 Embua
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