Emelda Surname

257,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Emelda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emelda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon8661:23,9833,243
Indonesia4981:265,56124,018
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
Kenya321:1,443,12235,693
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
India101:76,706,538639,611
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Emelda (67,287) may also be a first name.

Emelda Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Emelda Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Emelda (Hindi: एमेल्डा, Oriya: ଏେମଲଦା, Russian: Эмельда) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emelda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 257,425th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,763,102 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Emelda are found; 56 percent are found in Central Africa and 56 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 14,356th most widespread given name globally It is held by 67,287 people.

The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 866 people, or 1 in 23,983. In Cameroon Emelda is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 90 percent live, Southwest Region, where 7 percent live and Littoral Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Emelda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Emelda earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 31.55% less than the national average, earning $34,010 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emeldah9243/
Emmelda9223/
Emeldas925/
Eimelda925/
Esmelda923/
Eemelda921/
Gemelda921/
Hemelda921/
Emlda912/
Hemeldas864/
Emmelday861/
Emmeldah861/
Imelda835,398/
Emilda831,060/
Amelda83384/
Omelda83217/
Emeldi8317/
Emeldo832/
Hemlda831/
Ymelda831/
Emylda831/
Ismelda7740/
Imellda7738/
Hemilda7724/
Himelda7716/
Emelder7711/
Emildas778/
Immelda776/
Imeldah775/
Emmilda775/
Homelda774/
Emildah772/
Imeldas772/
Esmilda772/
Emildad772/
Gemilda771/
Esmeldi771/
Imielda771/
Imeldaz771/
Gemeldo771/
Hamelda771/
Ysmelda771/
Aimelda771/
Hemildas7130/
Emeldesh7112/
Esmelder711/
D'Amelda711/
Esmeldis711/
Hemelder710/
Hemmelder67339/
Omilda67263/
Amilda67157/
Imilda6743/
Emildi6717/
Emilde676/
Omeldo672/
Emlder671/
D'Aimelda671/
Emildo671/
Imeldo671/
Imelde671/

Emelda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emelda in the Oriya language
ଏେମଲଦାeemalada86.36
ଇେମଲଦାiemalada4.55
ଇମିଲଦାimilada4.55
ଏେମଲ୍ଦାeemalda4.55
Emelda in the Hindi language
एमेल्डाemelda66.67
इमेल्डाimelda33.33
Emelda in the Russian language
Эмельдаemelda-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Emelda
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