Emeje Surname
Approximately 1,791 people bear this surname
Emeje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,563 | 1:113,335 | 7,532 |
| Kenya | 159 | 1:290,440 | 18,686 |
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Emeje (176) may also be a first name.
Emeje Demographics
Emeje Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Emeje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emeje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Emeje is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Emeje? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 226,599th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,068,982 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Emeje live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Emeje is also the 687,834th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 176 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,563 people, or 1 in 113,335. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kogi, where 47 percent reside, Delta, where 17 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 9 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.
Emeje Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Emeje last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Emeje earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $45,719 USD per year.
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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 Emeje
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