Emega Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Emega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Emega (16) may also be a first name.
Emega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Emega is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Emega click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Emega? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,091,648th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Emega reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Emega is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 16 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 53 percent live, Abia, where 21 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Emega is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 40 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live.
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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 Emega
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