Embula Surname

364,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 990 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Embula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Embula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia5771:4,176770
DR Congo4101:180,19418,301
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Embula (24) may also be a first name.

Embula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Embula is most common in Namibia. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Embula? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 364,583rd most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,361,157 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Embula are found; 58 percent are found in Southern Africa and 58 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 24 people.

This last name is most numerous in Namibia, where it is borne by 577 people, or 1 in 4,176. In Namibia Embula is most prevalent in: Omusati Region, where 59 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 16 percent are found and Erongo Region, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Namibia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 41 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jembula92212/
Emboula9257/
Yembula9241/
Gembula923/
Hembula923/
Embuela921/
Emboulas8685/
Hyembula864/
Imbula831,513/
Emvula831,471/
Ambula831,075/
Embola83384/
Ombula8380/
Embule8348/
Embuli8328/
Embulo831/
Ambuila771,813/
Ambulay77857/
Jembola77417/
Hambula77173/
Imboula77151/
Embolla7793/
Emboule7762/
Ambulai7750/
Ambulla7735/
Ambulia7735/
Yembola7722/
Ambulah7716/
Embulos7715/
Omboula7713/
Imbuila7712/
Jimbula779/
Embouli775/
Emboulé774/
Ambhula774/
Hembule772/
Emvoula771/
Ombulay771/
Iembola771/
Yombula771/
Ambaula771/
Aambula771/
Gembuli771/
Hembola771/
Isimbula71716/
Isembuli7134/
Ambullah7111/
Itimbula718/
Ehembola714/
Hyembola714/
Jeimbola713/
Jembolla712/
Amboulla711/
Gemboulo711/
Embollah711/
Ambuilla711/
Emboulou711/
Hiembola711/
Embolo676,554/
Ambulo671,896/
Embole67622/
Imbuli6797/
Imbola6779/
Emvulo6724/
Anbula676/
Ombulo674/
Emvule673/
Isimbulah672/
Imvula672/
Envula671/
Issembuli671/
Imbulo671/
Isimbulla671/
Jihimbula671/
Hambullah671/

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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 Embula
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