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
Average Emeje Salary in
United States
$45,719 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Emeje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emeje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Emeje is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Emeje? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 226,599th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 4,068,982 people. The surname Emeje is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Emeje are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 687,834th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 176 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,563 people, or 1 in 113,335. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kogi, where 47 percent live, Delta, where 17 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 9 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.
Emeje Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Emeje surname is primarily 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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