Emem Surname

76,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Emem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,5301:32,0332,671
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
India1971:3,893,733106,713
Thailand1021:692,533115,267
Turkey451:1,729,36563,766
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
England71:7,959,723202,100
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Emem (79,363) may also be a first name.

Emem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻢ, Hindi: ेमेम, Russian: Эмэм) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 76,670th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,140,640 people. Emem occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Emem are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 12,457th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 79,363 people.

Emem is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,530 people, or 1 in 32,033. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 29 percent are found, Imo, where 12 percent are found and Cross River, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 7 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Emem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Emem earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ememe89640/
Hemem8969/
Emiem8917/
Emeam8914/
Emmem8913/
Eemem8911/
Jemem899/
Ememg898/
Emeem895/
Emeim893/
Ehmem892/
Yemem892/
Gemem892/
Eamem892/
Ememt891/
Ememk891/
Ihemem8082/
Emeime8019/
Hemeam8012/
Gemgem807/
Eaimem807/
Jememe806/
Ehimem806/
Ememme805/
Jiemem804/
Eameim804/
Gemmem803/
Jemeem801/
Hemeem801/
Hemmem801/
Emmemd801/
Hemhem801/
Emehem801/
Ehemem801/
Eememe801/
Jemgem801/
Aemiem801/
Eameam801/
Hemgem801/
Emen758,308/
Emim75803/
Imem75726/
Amem75277/
Omem75100/
Emne7524/
Emmn752/
Ymem751/
Heemhem7345/
Hemheem7329/
Emmemme732/
Ihememe732/
Hemeimd731/
Ehmeimd731/
Iheamem731/
Yiememe731/
Emeheme731/
Homem676,263/
Hemen672,307/
Emmen671,237/
Emeng671,165/
Esmen671,070/
Ehmen671,021/
Imeme67452/
Gemen67287/
Emien67256/
Hemne67229/
Hemim67177/
Eimen67153/
Hamem67102/
Eymen6795/
Ement6758/
Ahmem6756/
Emuen6740/
Eumen6728/
Emmin6724/
Ameim6724/
Gemim6724/
Emime6720/
Jimem6716/
Emend6714/
Imeam6713/
Yemim6710/
Etmen679/
Emaen677/
Jemim676/
Eamen675/
Aemim673/
Ymemg673/
Emmim672/
Aimem672/
Eemen672/
Heemheam672/
Emaim672/
Emmeimme671/
Esmim671/
Gimem671/
Amehm671/
Emeun671/
Iemen671/
Ejiemeum671/
Oemim671/
Emeen671/
Ameam671/
Immem671/
Aheemhem671/
Ojiemhem671/
Ammem671/
Yimem671/
Eamim671/
Emehn671/
Heemmeem671/
Iemim671/

Emem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emem in the Hindi language
ेमेमemema-
Emem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﻢamm80
ﺃﻣﻢamm20
Emem in the Russian language
Эмэмemem-

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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 Emem
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