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 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

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
  • 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 Emem
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