Emeldah Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Emeldah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emeldah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Emeldah (27,363) may also be a first name.

Emeldah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emeldah has its highest incidence in Botswana. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emeldah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. Emeldah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Emeldah live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Emeldah is also the 29,904th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 27,363 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Botswana, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 66,271. Without taking into account Botswana this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Emeldah Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emmeldah931/
Emelda921,530/
Emmelda8623/
Emeldas865/
Imeldah865/
Eimelda865/
Esmelda863/
Emildah862/
Eemelda861/
Gemelda861/
Hemelda861/
Emlda832/
Hemeldas804/
Emmelday801/
Imelda775,398/
Emilda771,060/
Amelda77384/
Omelda77217/
Emeldo772/
Ymelda771/
Emylda771/
Hemlda771/
Ismelda7140/
Imellda7138/
Hemilda7124/
Himelda7116/
Emildas718/
Immelda716/
Emmilda715/
Homelda714/
Esmilda712/
Imeldas712/
Emildad712/
Ysmelda711/
Aimelda711/
Gemilda711/
Hamelda711/
Gemeldo711/
Imielda711/
Imeldaz711/
Hemildas6730/
D'Amelda671/

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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 Emeldah
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