Emelam Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Emelam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Emelam (11) may also be a first name.
Emelam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emelam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Emelam is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Emelam.
How Common Is The Last Name Emelam? popularity and diffusion
Emelam is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Emelam are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Emelam is also the 3,487,849th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,563,088. In Tanzania it is most common in: Rukwa Region, where 57 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 14 percent live and Njombe Region, where 14 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemelam | 92 | 9 | / |
| Ihemelam | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hemelgam | 86 | 2 | / |
| Emelom | 83 | 19 | / |
| Emelan | 83 | 19 | / |
| Emolam | 83 | 18 | / |
| Emilam | 83 | 2 | / |
| Emalam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hemmelgam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Emelyan | 77 | 149 | / |
| Emelian | 77 | 80 | / |
| Emelang | 77 | 29 | / |
| Emiliam | 77 | 9 | / |
| Emelain | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ameliam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Emeland | 77 | 3 | / |
| Omeliam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Emelant | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hemelian | 71 | 43 | / |
| Emeliane | 71 | 39 | / |
| Esmelian | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gemelian | 71 | 10 | / |
| Emelhain | 71 | 9 | / |
| Hemelane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Emmelian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emeilian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yemelyamova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Himelham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hemalamm | 71 | 1 | / |
| Imalam | 67 | 162 | / |
| Amalam | 67 | 97 | / |
| Emelanova | 67 | 59 | / |
| Emilan | 67 | 20 | / |
| Amilam | 67 | 7 | / |
| Emmeliane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hemmeland | 67 | 4 | / |
| Heimeland | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hemmelgan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Emeillant | 67 | 3 | / |
| Omalam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Imelan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emelon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jmelan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amolam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emelianne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himmelgam | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Emelam
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