Emelen Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Emelen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Emelen (290) may also be a first name.
Emelen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emelen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Emelen (Oriya: ଏେମେଲନ) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Emelen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Emelen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Emelen are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Emelen is also the 518,802nd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 290 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent are found and West Region, where 50 percent are found. Barring Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Emelen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Emelen in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏେମେଲନ | eemelana | 75 |
| ଏେମେଲନ୍ | eemelan | 25 |
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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
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- 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 Emelen
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