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 surname Emelem is most common in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Emelem.
How Common Is The Last Name Emelem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs predominantly 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 prevalent first name globally It is held by 15 people.
Emelem is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 506,563. In Cameroon Emelem is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 98 percent reside and North Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
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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