Emefe Surname
Approximately 676 people bear this surname
Emefe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 648 | 1:273,368 | 15,535 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
Emefe (33) may also be a first name.
Emefe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emefe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Emefe has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Emefe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Emefe is the 490,085th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 10,780,393 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Emefe reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 33 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 648 people, or 1 in 273,368. In Nigeria Emefe is primarily found in: Delta, where 71 percent reside, Edo, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Emefe occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and Liberia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emoefe | 91 | 829 | / |
| Emefie | 91 | 65 | / |
| Emefer | 91 | 3 | / |
| Emefei | 91 | 3 | / |
| Emeufe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Emiefe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Emaefe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Emeife | 91 | 1 | / |
| Emef | 89 | 3 | / |
| Emefieh | 83 | 116 | / |
| Emeifeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jemefer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Emeev | 80 | 946 | / |
| Omefe | 80 | 609 | / |
| Emefa | 80 | 494 | / |
| Emife | 80 | 58 | / |
| Emafe | 80 | 49 | / |
| Emofe | 80 | 40 | / |
| Emefi | 80 | 22 | / |
| Amefe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Emeuf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Emefy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omeife | 73 | 996 | / |
| Omoefe | 73 | 952 | / |
| Omefeh | 73 | 61 | / |
| Emiefa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Emgeev | 73 | 14 | / |
| Amoefe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Eemeew | 73 | 5 | / |
| Omiefe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Amiefe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Imeafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emaife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imiefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emeafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imoefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amaefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehmife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emifer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emmafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hemief | 73 | 0 | / |
| Emew | 67 | 21 | / |
| Emif | 67 | 6 | / |
| Imef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heemeew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jemmife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yemefio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emefish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ommoefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amaefie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amiefey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ameifey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jemifer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ymef | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Emefe
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