Emerokwam Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Emerokwam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emerokwam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria831:2,134,25073,634
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Emerokwam Last Name Facts

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

Emerokwam is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Emerokwam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,047,559th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name Emerokwam occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Emerokwam reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Emerokwam is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 52 percent are found, Kano, where 17 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emerokwem8951/
Emerokwan894/
Emerekwam891/
Amerkam751/
Omerakam712/
Amrokham711/
Amaragwam5612/

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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
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  • 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 Emerokwam
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