Emerem Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Emerem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emerem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Emerem (12) may also be a first name.

Emerem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emerem is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Emerem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Emerem is the 1,683,218th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Emerem live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 12 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 1,687,074. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 44 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Kano, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Emerem exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emereme9221/
Emeriem929/
Emoerem923/
Emereum922/
Hemerem921/
Emmerem921/
Ihemerem869/
Emerim83716/
Emeren8343/
Amerem834/
Omerem832/
Emorem831/
Ihiemerem801/
Ihemereme801/
Emeremnne801/
Emmerheim801/
Hemarem7752/
Gemeren7736/
Hemeren7716/
Esmerim7711/
Eimeren7710/
Emerenn773/
Emeruen773/
Ameerem771/
Emerent771/
Emariem771/
Emereng771/
Hamerem771/
Emern731/
Heimerzheim7147/
Gemmeren7123/
Eijmeren7112/
Ahmereem711/
Aimereme711/
Emerenne711/
Hemmarem711/
Omerheim711/
Hemmeren710/
Amerheim710/
Emerin6745/
Amorem6714/
Emerén6710/
Emiren679/
Amerim675/
Amarem674/
Omorem673/
Emirim672/
Emerinque671/

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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 Emerem
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