Emeir Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Emeir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Emeir (48) may also be a first name.
Emeir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emeir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Emeir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻤﻴﺮ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Emeir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,307,654th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Emeir are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Emeir is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 48 people.
The last name is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 50 percent reside, Assaba Region, where 13 percent reside and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 13 percent reside. Not including Mauritania Emeir exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Oman, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Emeir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Emeir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻤﻴﺮ | amyr | 60 |
| ﺃﻋﻤﻴﺮ | amyr | 40 |
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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 Emeir
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