Emencheta Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
England

Emencheta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emencheta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
England181:3,095,448105,421
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569

Emencheta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emencheta has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emencheta? popularity and diffusion

Emencheta is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Emencheta occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Emencheta reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Enugu, where 60 percent live, Lagos, where 28 percent live and Abia, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 39 percent live and Pakistan, where 7 percent live.

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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 Emencheta
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