Emelem Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Emelem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Emelem (15) may also be a first name.
Emelem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emelem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Emelem is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Emelem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,017,195th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Emelem reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 15 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 506,563. In Cameroon Emelem is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 98 percent live and North Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emeleme | 92 | 3 | / |
| Emehlem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ihemelem | 86 | 3 | / |
| Esmeleme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Emolem | 83 | 41 | / |
| Omelem | 83 | 27 | / |
| Amelem | 83 | 4 | / |
| Emelen | 83 | 4 | / |
| Emelim | 83 | 3 | / |
| Hemmelgem | 80 | 0 | / |
| Emelien | 77 | 21 | / |
| Emeleng | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gemelym | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hemelen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Emiliem | 77 | 3 | / |
| Emeilim | 77 | 2 | / |
| Emelyme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emmelen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omeelem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emaïlem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Imeslem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emlen | 73 | 151 | / |
| Eummelen | 71 | 53 | / |
| Emelinne | 71 | 2 | / |
| Emmelien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emmeleen | 71 | 1 | / |
| E'Meilim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gemehlen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Emelin | 67 | 6,977 | / |
| Emelyn | 67 | 360 | / |
| Emelengue | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hemlen | 67 | 6 | / |
| Amolem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amalem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Omalem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emelenova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omolem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imalem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amelim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emilen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emilesmth | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Emelem
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