Emele Surname

126,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Emele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,5781:68,7134,981
DR Congo4101:180,19418,301
Germany2401:335,43933,076
Cameroon971:214,11421,748
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Austria271:315,38635,058
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
England121:4,643,172139,951
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Emélé (2) are calculated separately.

Emele (3,371) may also be a first name.

Emele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emele (Hindi: एमेले, Oriya: ଏେମେଲ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Emélé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Emele is the 126,223rd most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,023,194 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Emele reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 122,784th most common first name in the world, held by 3,371 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,578 people, or 1 in 68,713. In Nigeria Emele is most prevalent in: Abia, where 34 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Rivers, where 11 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Emele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Emele has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Emele last name expanded 440 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Emele Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Emele are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Emele earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 21.22% less than the national average, earning R 187,200 per year and in United States they earn 39.46% more than the national average, earning $60,177 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emelie916,858/
Yemele912,361/
Esmele91395/
Emelee91201/
Emelle91174/
Ehmele9150/
Jemele9142/
Emmele9121/
Hemele9120/
Gemele9118/
Emeleh9115/
Emeleu917/
Emeale915/
Emeley914/
Emelet912/
Emeler912/
Emeele912/
Emiele912/
Emoele912/
Eemele912/
Emeles912/
Emelhe912/
Emeile912/
Emelea911/
Emhele911/
Emle8921/
Emélé872/
Hemmele8356/
Yemelie8338/
Gemmele8328/
Emelett8315/
Emeleer8313/
Gemeyle8311/
Emehele836/
Geemele834/
Emelieh834/
Emeileh833/
Eamelle833/
Emmelie833/
Hemeley832/
Yemeleh832/
Hemelge832/
Hemelle832/
Hemeler831/
Etmeler831/
Emieleh831/
Hyemele831/
Jemelet831/
Yemeleu831/
Emealeh831/
Emmelet831/
Emeuleu831/
Emeilet831/
Emelher831/
Jesmele831/
Jemelie831/
Emelehe831/
Jemeleh831/
Hemeile830/
Emesley830/
Emile8052,804/
Amele803,666/
Ymele802,998/
Emela801,367/
Emeli801,159/
Emole801,042/
Omele80857/
Imele80542/
Emeil80411/
Hemle80390/
Emale80292/
Emely80244/
Emeal80126/
Emleh808/
Jmele801/
Ehmle801/
Emgel801/
Emyle801/
Emeul801/
Emmle801/
Hemmeler77109/
Hemesley7728/
Esmeless7718/
Ihiemele773/
Emmeileh772/
Eimelech771/
Ehiemele771/
Ejiemele771/
Emmesley771/
Hemmesle770/
Haemmele770/
Hemehler770/
Jemeli737,100/
Yemeli733,388/
Jemela732,317/
Emelia731,162/
Esmeil73697/
Emaleu73578/
Emille73504/
Yimele73497/
Amelie73466/
Hemela73459/
Emelio73446/
Amaele73419/
Ameley73416/
Ameele73355/
Gemeli73342/
Emmela73335/
Esmeal73290/
Hamele73272/
Aymele73264/
Immele73192/
Emelya73180/
Emelis73178/
Esmile73171/
Emetli73165/
Hemale73143/
Omeleh73111/
Hemely73107/
Omeile7387/
Hemile7375/
Amiele7370/
Omiele7366/
Esmeli7353/
Amelea7346/
Hemeli7345/
Emeali7345/
Emiley7340/
Emileh7338/
Emmile7337/
Jemile7331/
Emolle7331/
Emiles7330/
Omeley7326/
Imiele7326/
Hemleh7326/
Hymele7324/
Jemely7317/
Gemeal7314/
Iemole7314/
Emiler7313/
Jimele7312/
Gemeil7311/
Ejmeil7310/
Himele7310/
Hemmle739/
Gemile738/
Amoele738/
Emmely738/
Emelhi737/
Emoile737/
Emaile736/
Hemeal736/
Emelit736/
Emeila735/
Emmale735/
Omelie735/
Emetyl735/
Emilet734/
Emetil734/
Heimle734/
Emeala734/
Ameleh734/
Emoeli734/
Eemeli734/
Hemhle734/
Emeliy733/
Emgile733/
Oemeli733/
Omaele733/
Gimele733/
Imaele733/
Ejmale732/
Emaeli732/
Emalee732/
Emicel732/
Imeler732/
Omelea732/
Emiole732/
Emmeli732/
Emmeal732/
Ameale732/
Ymelie732/
Ymelle732/
Ymmele732/
Yemela732/
Yemile732/
Ammele732/
Emiela732/
Emoley731/
Hehmle731/
Imeile731/
Imelei731/
Emaale731/
Emeela731/
Emelhy731/
Emelid731/
Emiely731/
Emmole731/
Aemale731/
Aemile731/
Homele731/
Emheel731/
Imeleh731/
Emolei731/
Eemole731/
Yomele731/
Ymelee731/
Emalle731/
Emoleh731/
Emilea731/
Emilee731/
Emilej731/
Emelay731/
Esmeyl731/
Esmhel731/
Eumeli731/
Aemeli731/
Emihle731/
Omelei731/
Omoele731/
Emmeul731/
Ehmile731/
Amelee731/
Eimely731/
Emelai731/
Emayle731/
Heemle730/
Amhele730/
Hemmesley711/
Hemmesler710/
Gemmeli6712,959/
Hameleh67636/
Emaille67373/
Emeilid67310/
Imle67197/
Hammele67168/
Jemmely67161/
Emmiler6788/
O'Meley6780/
Omealey6779/
Jemmeli6764/
Yemmela6759/
Emelait6752/
Omehele6748/
Emeïlid6745/
Esmaile6743/
Emeylid6740/
Ahmeleh6737/
Himeles6736/
Ameille6734/
Yemmeli6731/
Ejmeily6723/
Amaelea6721/
Easmeil6719/
Ejmeili6719/
Homelie6717/
Hemiley6715/
Emetlis6713/
Himmele6713/
Hamaele6713/
Emielia6712/
Gemeeli6711/
Geemeli6711/
Esmiley6710/
Emichel679/
Jemeela679/
Esmeili679/
Gemmely678/
Immeler678/
Eamelia676/
Gemmeil674/
Emealih674/
Ihemela674/
Aimelet674/
Emmelia674/
Heemleh674/
Gemmile673/
Jemeily673/
Eammela673/
Ismeile673/
Aimaele673/
Hemelia673/
Emelich672/
Jemeili672/
Homeley672/
Emmille672/
Himeler672/
Emelaha672/
Yimelie672/
Emmaleu672/
Hamelie672/
Hemaleu672/
Hameley672/
Hemmale672/
Jimeleh672/
Emjl672/
Jemeala671/
Jemeeli671/
Hemeily671/
Hemiely671/
Jmeleth671/
J'Meile671/
Easmeal671/
E'Meily671/
Emeilhi671/
Emeilio671/
Emeilla671/
Emilees671/
Emilehe671/
Emissel671/
Gemayle671/
Gemmeal671/
Aimeleh671/
Yemelya671/
Emeelia671/
Ymle671/
Eismeal671/
Emeilia671/
Omoeleh671/
Ismelea671/
Ameuhle671/
Ehemile671/
Hyemeli671/
Jemelia671/
Jemilet671/
Jeumeli671/
Jimelle671/
Hehmole671/
Hemeali671/
Yimeleu671/
Yimmele671/
Ymmelie671/
Yemeloy671/
Goimele671/
Emailea671/
Emmaeli671/
Ahymele671/
Amelieh671/
Jesmile671/
Emailes671/
Emeluha671/
Esmayle671/
Aimiele671/
Eesmeil671/
Emeylia671/
Gemelyo671/
Jhemely671/
Hamelee671/
Hemileh671/
Hemmely671/
Gemmyle670/
Heimale670/
Haemale670/
Immeley670/
Heimeil670/
Amealey670/

Emele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emele in the Hindi language
एमेलेemele-
Emele in the Oriya language
ଏେମେଲeemela88.89
ଏେମେଲତାିeemelatai11.11

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