Eme Surname

43,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Eme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8,4511:20,9611,896
France8181:81,20111,491
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Indonesia1911:692,40453,816
Papua New Guinea1841:44,3145,438
India1801:4,261,474113,127
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Peru1141:278,80810,879
Turkey1051:741,15637,229
Philippines951:1,065,66688,850
Argentina801:534,29338,967
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
England181:3,095,448105,421
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Solomon Islands171:34,1196,789
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
China41:341,830,39216,990
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Emé (4) & Ème (1) are calculated separately.

Eme (20,129) may also be a first name.

Eme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eme (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻡ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Emé or Ème. For other potential spellings of Eme click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eme? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eme is the 43,371st most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,397 people. The surname Eme occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Eme live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 37,611th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 20,129 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8,451 people, or 1 in 20,961. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 53 percent live, Rivers, where 12 percent live and Lagos, where 6 percent live. Besides Nigeria it is found in 70 countries. It also occurs in France, where 7 percent live and Bangladesh, where 6 percent live.

Eme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Eme has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,733 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eme Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Eme surname are 6.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Eme earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,146 per year; in South Africa they earn 85.34% less than the national average, earning R 34,836 per year; in United States they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning $42,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.66% less than the national average, earning $24,514 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emé894/
Ème891/
Emeh869,327/
Jeme869,067/
Emer867,242/
Heme862,899/
Emme862,534/
Emeç862,434/
Emes862,106/
Emge861,952/
Yeme861,538/
Geme861,513/
Eume86980/
Emet86958/
Emed86953/
Emea86844/
Eime86532/
Emeu86511/
Esme86384/
Emey86330/
Oeme86264/
Emie86250/
Emei86168/
Eyme86147/
Ehme86127/
Emee86117/
Emje8688/
Ieme8662/
Etme8644/
Eeme8638/
Ejme8632/
Emhe8625/
Aeme8616/
Emez8611/
Eame868/
Emej865/
Emep861/
Em8052,149/
Hemed7531,156/
Esmer7513,998/
Emets7511,149/
Eames7510,406/
Yemer759,076/
Iheme756,163/
Emmer756,117/
Oehme755,002/
Hemme753,649/
Gemme753,409/
Eimer752,975/
Hemet752,141/
Jemes751,939/
Yemez751,636/
Hemer751,146/
Gemei75782/
Emmet75640/
Eamer75586/
Emett75454/
Esmez75437/
Jemet75330/
Eymer75318/
Jemea75277/
Hemea75268/
Yemes75265/
Eymez75250/
Emmeh75246/
Hemes75241/
Emmes75233/
Ehmes75226/
Gemey75221/
Emmez75211/
Heyme75207/
Jesme75185/
Hoeme75172/
Esmet75170/
Yemme75168/
Hemei75167/
Emmed75154/
Emeis75150/
Ehime75136/
Emesz75102/
Etmet7595/
Heime7589/
Eymet7588/
Eimei7571/
Jemez7561/
Hemje7554/
Hemez7554/
Hemey7551/
Jemer7546/
Emmie7540/
Yemet7540/
Iemme7538/
Emecz7535/
Jemie7532/
Yemei7531/
Jieme7531/
Jeime7530/
Gemea7530/
Heume7529/
Jemme7528/
Jemey7527/
Jemei7527/
Emihe7526/
Hemie7526/
Hesme7523/
Yemey7522/
Jemee7521/
Eğmez7521/
Yemie7520/
Eamey7519/
Yemeh7519/
Eymes7518/
Eumeh7517/
Esmes7517/
Etmer7516/
Emess7515/
Eimes7514/
Emest7513/
Jeame7513/
Haeme7512/
Hieme7512/
Hehme7512/
Emmey7511/
Hemeh7511/
Gemee7511/
Heame7510/
Jeeme7510/
Emeip7510/
Eymeß7510/
Emeid759/
Emesh759/
Etmme759/
Emeih758/
Aemme758/
Esmee757/
Emech757/
Etmez757/
Jemed756/
Ehmeh756/
Hemee756/
Jemeh756/
Aemee756/
Emead755/
Jeyme755/
Yesme755/
Eheme755/
Yieme755/
Emeas754/
Emmee754/
Emije754/
Eemeh754/
Jemge754/
Ijeme754/
Hejme754/
Esmea754/
Geime754/
Heeme753/
Eumei753/
Yemeu753/
Aehme753/
Etmeh753/
E'Med752/
Jeume752/
Hemge752/
Hyeme752/
Emeer752/
Emehr752/
Emieh752/
Emhee752/
Yemee752/
Iemes752/
Yehme752/
Eimie752/
Esmei752/
Jemhe751/
Ehmey751/
Ettme751/
Emeij751/
Emerh751/
Emher751/
Geeme751/
Gemge751/
Eumie751/
Hemhe751/
Eemes751/
Emeph751/
Emedd751/
Aemeh751/
Iemea751/
Yemge751/
Eesme751/
Emehd751/
Iemez751/
Jemej751/
Hemej751/
Hemeş751/
Ioeme751/
Yemea751/
Yemeş751/
Yeïme751/
Emeet751/
Emeht751/
Emmea751/
Emmeu751/
Emhed751/
Eimee751/
Eymey751/
Eymie751/
Esmée751/
Esmed751/
Aemei751/
Aemie751/
Eatme751/
Emedh751/
Eemer751/
Eemei751/
Emiey751/
Hetme751/
Iemer751/
Emmhe750/
Eamet750/
Emeez750/
Esmey750/
Eamez750/
Ema67108,682/
Gem67100,976/
Hem6754,781/
Ame6736,065/
Ime6721,756/
Emy6715,054/
Emi6713,637/
Emmett6712,221/
Ome6712,165/
Hemmer679,901/
Heimes673,127/
Hiemer673,018/
Ehm672,370/
Hemmes671,754/
Hemett671,669/
Emm671,652/
Eem671,585/
Esm671,217/
Eum67838/
Hemmed67752/
Iem67727/
Jesmer67704/
Hemeid67697/
Heymer67634/
Heymes67503/
Yetmez67497/
Eim67465/
Hejmej67447/
Eam67350/
Hemmet67338/
Hesmer67252/
Heames67226/
Emejje67187/
Ihieme67160/
Heimed67139/
Heemer67126/
Hemead67122/
Hetmer67110/
Yemets6795/
Hemmje6788/
Ejieme6783/
Jemetz6776/
Etm6775/
Emt6773/
Hemmie6771/
Ojieme6760/
Eamets6759/
Jeames6757/
Jeamet6754/
Emmess6752/
Emmets6752/
Eesmäe6746/
Emeish6744/
Emd6739/
Ejm6737/
Hemeha6733/
Hemeed6730/
Jemets6728/
Jemmet6727/
Jemmer6727/
Hemesh6726/
Emh6726/
Ehiome6726/
Jehmee6725/
Ettmer6724/
Yme6721/
Jeamme6719/
Heumeu6718/
Eym6717/
Eymech6717/
Yemetz6716/
Heemes6716/
Emeiss6715/
Hemmei6715/
Jemmey6715/
Jemmie6714/
Iemets6713/
Emj6713/
Heimey6713/
Hiemes6712/
Emeahe6712/
Aaieme6712/
Heamäe6712/
Eymess6712/
Hemihe6711/
Ehmeit6710/
Iheame6710/
Ehmett679/
Jiemei679/
Jme679/
Heamey679/
Eamest678/
Eaimer677/
Yemmey677/
Jiemez677/
Iheeme677/
Uhieme677/
Hemeih676/
Hemmey676/
Gemmei675/
Yehmed675/
Ihemes675/
Heamer674/
Ehmeyd674/
Yeytme674/
Hoemme674/
Ehemed674/
Emeaua674/
Ehieme674/
Yemeer674/
Gemeea674/
Emeesh674/
Jemesh673/
Eimess673/
Eismer673/
Jemeha673/
Ihemer673/
Ihemje673/
Eijime673/
Emehiy673/
Jemess673/
Jeimes673/
Heheme673/
Jeymes672/
Hemeyd672/
Emeyss672/
Yemmer672/
Jeemes672/
Jeamie672/
Heimee672/
Heimei672/
Heimme672/
Heisme672/
Jesmee672/
Eitmer672/
Yemmed672/
Yemmeh672/
Ihemee672/
Ihemeh672/
Jemihe672/
Yemmes672/
Yemehe672/
Yiemie672/
Heamed672/
Hemedh672/
Eammee672/
Jeemea671/
Jeemey671/
Jeimei671/
Jemeer671/
Hemeit671/
Hemeyh671/
Hesmed671/
Hehhme671/
Hehmed671/
Heimeh671/
Hoehme671/
Heymei671/
Eamech671/
Eimett671/
Eeimed671/
Ethmer671/
Emeich671/
Emeije671/
Emeytt671/
Emmeip671/
Emmmme671/
Aheime671/
Jemett671/
Jemmes671/
Hemmeh671/
Oehmie671/
Jemmeh671/
Ehimes671/
Ahaeme671/
Eijeme671/
Ihemet671/
Iheime671/
Aiyeme671/
Eymehi671/
Ehimie671/
Iemesh671/
Iesmes671/
Heumie671/
Hjemme671/
Jeemer671/
Jeemie671/
Jesmes671/
Jeymet671/
Heasme671/
Heemet671/
Heemme671/
Hemmee671/
Hemmez671/
Heimej671/
Ojjeme671/
Yemieh671/
Yehîme671/
Gehmeh671/
Emmeis671/
Eihmer671/
Ehmeth671/
Eymesz671/
Eymmer671/
Esmetz671/
Ajieme671/
Eammes671/
E'M671/
Eemett671/
Eahmer671/
Hiemed671/
Hhemed671/
Hiheme671/
Ioheme671/
Jesmei671/
Jiemes671/
Jiemie671/
Jemije671/
Jeimer671/
Emieha671/
Emmehe671/
Ehimeh671/
Yemech671/
Yiemer671/
Ehmead671/
Emeash671/
Jehmea671/
Jemeah671/
Jiemer671/
Hesmes671/
Gemmee670/
Jeamer670/
Hemess670/
Emmest670/
Hemeer670/
Hiemee670/
Jemiey670/
Jemeys670/
Heamme670/
Hemhie670/
Eeimer670/

Eme Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eme in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻡam45.1
ﺃﻡam29.41
ﺍﻣﻪamh11.76
ﺃﻣﻪamh9.8
ﺍﻣﻦamn1.96
ﺍﻣﺎama1.96

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Footnotes

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