Emeghe Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Emeghe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 128 | 1:1,383,928 | 53,929 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
Emeghe (18) may also be a first name.
Emeghe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emeghe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Emeghe is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Emeghe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,573,888th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Emeghe are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 18 people.
The surname Emeghe is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 1,383,928. In Nigeria Emeghe is most numerous in: Abia, where 49 percent are found, Lagos, where 20 percent are found and Edo, where 10 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Gabon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emeghez | 92 | 2 | / |
| Emege | 91 | 21 | / |
| Emegha | 83 | 1,555 | / |
| Emegea | 83 | 16 | / |
| Emeghi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Emighe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Emeage | 83 | 1 | / |
| Emegge | 83 | 1 | / |
| Emeger | 83 | 1 | / |
| Emegie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gemege | 83 | 1 | / |
| Emeghai | 77 | 212 | / |
| Emeagha | 77 | 49 | / |
| Emegaha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Emmeghi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emeighi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eumeghi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Imegher | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emegues | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emega | 73 | 81 | / |
| Emegi | 73 | 31 | / |
| Imege | 73 | 5 | / |
| Emegy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Emegé | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hemmeger | 71 | 22 | / |
| Emeguess | 71 | 4 | / |
| Emeighay | 71 | 1 | / |
| E'Meguez | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emeagi | 67 | 521 | / |
| Imeghi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Imeger | 67 | 18 | / |
| Eamega | 67 | 5 | / |
| Emeaga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hemega | 67 | 4 | / |
| Emmega | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emeegi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emighi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emeigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imeage | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imegha | 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 Emeghe
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