Emem Surname
Approximately 6,389 people bear this surname
Emem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,530 | 1:32,033 | 2,671 |
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| India | 197 | 1:3,893,733 | 106,713 |
| Thailand | 102 | 1:692,533 | 115,267 |
| Turkey | 45 | 1:1,729,365 | 63,766 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Emem (79,363) may also be a first name.
Emem Demographics
Average Emem Salary in
United States
$37,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Emem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Emem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻢ, Hindi: ेमेम, Russian: Эмэм) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Emem? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 76,670th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,140,640 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Emem reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Emem is also the 12,457th most common first name in the world, borne by 79,363 people.
The last name Emem is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,530 people, or 1 in 32,033. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 29 percent reside, Imo, where 12 percent reside and Cross River, where 12 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 7 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Emem Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Emem surname is predominantly 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
Emem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Emem in the Hindi language | ||
| ेमेम | emema | - |
| Emem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻢ | amm | 80 |
| ﺃﻣﻢ | amm | 20 |
| Emem in the Russian language | ||
| Эмэм | emem | - |
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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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