Emeh Surname

54,564th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Emeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8,4861:20,8751,894
Cameroon3311:62,7468,007
Indonesia1251:1,057,99476,813
Iran1121:685,55836,303
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
England421:1,326,62059,571
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Emeh (5,665) may also be a first name.

Emeh Last Name Facts

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

Emeh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺢ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Emeh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emeh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 54,564th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 781,339 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Emeh live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Emeh is also the 88,887th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 5,665 people.

Emeh is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 8,486 people, or 1 in 20,875. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 28 percent are found, Lagos, where 12 percent are found and Enugu, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Emeh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Emeh surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Emeh earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.37% less than the national average, earning R 122,700 per year and in United States they earn 4.26% less than the national average, earning $41,313 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emmeh89246/
Eumeh8917/
Hemeh8911/
Emesh899/
Emeih898/
Emech897/
Ehmeh896/
Eemeh894/
Etmeh893/
Emehr892/
Emieh892/
Emerh891/
Emeph891/
Aemeh891/
Emehd891/
Emeht891/
Emedh891/
Eme8611,998/
Emeish8044/
Hemeha8033/
Hemesh8026/
Eymech8017/
Emeahe8012/
Hemeih806/
Emeesh804/
Emehiy803/
Hemedh802/
Hemeyh801/
Heimeh801/
Eamech801/
Emeich801/
Hemmeh801/
Eymehi801/
Gehmeh801/
Ehmeth801/
Emieha801/
Emmehe801/
Emeash801/
Ameh7579,589/
Omeh7521,906/
Emer757,242/
Imeh754,236/
Heme752,899/
Emme752,534/
Emeç752,434/
Emes752,106/
Emge751,952/
Geme751,513/
Eume75980/
Emet75958/
Emed75953/
Emea75844/
Eime75532/
Emeu75511/
Esme75384/
Emey75330/
Oeme75264/
Emie75250/
Emih75221/
Emei75168/
Eyme75147/
Ehme75127/
Emee75117/
Emje7588/
Ieme7562/
Etme7544/
Eeme7538/
Ejme7532/
Emhe7525/
Emha7524/
Aeme7516/
Emez7511/
Eame758/
Emej755/
Ymeh754/
Emep751/
Emhy751/
Jmeh751/
Emyh750/
Hemehie7311/
Heemesh733/
Hemesch732/
Hemmech731/
Hemmieh731/
Jiemmeh731/
Gehemeh731/
Hemecht731/
Hemeish731/
Eemehie731/
Emmeich730/
Hemeich730/
Hemed6731,156/
Esmer6713,998/
Emets6711,149/
Eames6710,406/
Emmer676,117/
Oehme675,002/
Hemme673,649/
Gemme673,409/
Eimer672,975/
Hemet672,141/
Emich671,545/
Hemer671,146/
Gemei67782/
Emmet67640/
Eamer67586/
Emish67512/
Emett67454/
Esmez67437/
Hemmesch67405/
Eymer67318/
Imesh67292/
Hemea67268/
Eymez67250/
Hemes67241/
Emmes67233/
Ehmes67226/
Gemey67221/
Omeih67212/
Emmez67211/
Heyme67207/
Omieh67206/
Hameh67202/
Hoeme67172/
Esmet67170/
Ahmeh67168/
Hemei67167/
Emmed67154/
Emeis67150/
Ammeh67145/
Emesz67102/
Jimeh6796/
Etmet6795/
Heime6789/
Eymet6788/
Eimei6771/
Hemje6754/
Hemez6754/
Hemey6751/
Emmie6740/
Iemme6738/
Emecz6735/
Himeh6735/
Hemha6735/
Amieh6734/
Imieh6732/
Jieme6731/
Gemea6730/
Heume6729/
Gemih6728/
Emihe6726/
Hemie6726/
Aimeh6725/
Hesme6723/
Imech6721/
Eğmez6721/
Eamey6719/
Eymes6718/
Hemih6717/
Homeh6717/
Esmes6717/
Etmer6716/
Emess6715/
Eimes6714/
Emmih6713/
Emest6713/
Haeme6712/
Hieme6712/
Hehme6712/
Aameh6712/
Emmey6711/
Gemee6711/
Heame6710/
Jeeme6710/
Emeip6710/
Eymeß6710/
Emeid679/
Etmme679/
Aemme678/
Imerh678/
Emysh678/
Esmee677/
Etmez677/
Emhay677/
Hemee676/
Aemee676/
Emead675/
Emeas674/
Emmee674/
Emije674/
Amehh674/
Hejme674/
Esmea674/
Heeme673/
Eumei673/
Aehme673/
E'Med672/
Heemesch672/
Hemge672/
Emeer672/
Emhee672/
Ameuh672/
Ajmeh672/
Eimie672/
Esmei672/
Esmih672/
Ommeh672/
Heméh671/
Jmeha671/
Ehmey671/
Ettme671/
Emeij671/
Emher671/
Emidh671/
Emijh671/
Geeme671/
Gemge671/
Gemhi671/
Eumie671/
Hemhe671/
Eemes671/
Emedd671/
Iemea671/
Eesme671/
Hemej671/
Hemeş671/
Emeet671/
Emmea671/
Emmeu671/
Emhed671/
Eimee671/
Eymey671/
Eymie671/
Esmée671/
Esmed671/
Aemei671/
Aemie671/
Eatme671/
Omehh671/
Emmha671/
Eamih671/
Eemer671/
Eemei671/
Emiey671/
Jmeah671/
Jmerh671/
Hetme671/
Itmeh671/
Immeh671/
Emmhe670/
Eamet670/
Emeez670/
Heimeich670/
Esmey670/
Eamez670/

Emeh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emeh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺢamh40
ﺃﻣﻪamh20
ﺍﻣﻪamh20
ﺃﻣﻴﻪamyh20

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