Emeih Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Emeih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Emeih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emeih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Emeih (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﻪ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Emeih? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Emeih is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Emeih live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Emeih is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Tagant Region, where 86 percent are found and Brakna Region, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Emeih Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Emeih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﻪ | amyh | - |
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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
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- 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 Emeih
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