Emelly Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Emelly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emelly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Emelly (8,190) may also be a first name.

Emelly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emelly has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emelly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Emelly are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Emelly is also the 69,985th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 8,190 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Emelly is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Kenya Emelly exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emellyo9244/
Emellya925/
Emmelly924/
Gemelly922/
Hemelly921/
Emelley921/
Jemelly921/
Emaelly921/
Emlly911/
Jhemelly861/
Emilly83305/
Emelle83174/
Emelli839/
Emella835/
Eimely831/
Emlley831/
Hemlly831/
Emly80319/
Gemelli775,168/
Emeller7753/
Jemella7731/
Emellia7727/
Gemelle7718/
Yemelle7717/
Eymelli7715/
Emillya777/
Emmella775/
Yemelli775/
Esmelle775/
Hemella773/
Yemella773/
Jemelli773/
Eamelle773/
Hemilly772/
Hemelle772/
Emmilly772/
Esmilly772/
Emmylly772/
Eamilly771/
Emellie771/
Emellis771/
Emellio771/
Esmelli771/
Eimilly771/
Emielle771/
Jemelle770/
Emilley770/
Emley731,030/
Emlay73157/
Hemly7362/
Emlla7318/
Emmly7318/
Jemly733/
Emlyh732/
Gemly732/
Emliy732/
Eimly731/
Emloy730/
Gemmelli7134/
Eammelli719/
Gemmelle714/
Gemeelli713/
Giemelli713/
Hemmilly712/
Jemelles711/
Hemoelle711/
Emmellia711/
Hemillay711/
Esmeller711/
Emmillya711/
Jhemilly711/
Hemillys711/
Himmelly710/
Iommelly710/
Hemley671,022/
Emille67504/
Emilli67196/
Imella6791/
Imelli6787/
Heimly6766/
Jemley6736/
Hjemly6715/
Emilla676/
Eemeli674/
Yemlay673/
Eemele672/
Ymelle672/
Gemlli672/
Jemlla671/
Hemlla671/
Hemlya671/
Heimuelle671/
Emller671/
Emllis671/
Gemley671/
Gemmellii671/
Jmeïly671/
Eamloy671/
Jheymilly671/
Jheimilly671/
Ymelli670/
Eimley670/
Hemlay670/

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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 Emelly
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