Emesiri Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Emesiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emesiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1971:899,20239,032
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Emesiri (11) may also be a first name.

Emesiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emesiri occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Emesiri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emesiri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,194,481st most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Emesiri reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Emesiri is also the 3,487,849th most common first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 197 people, or 1 in 899,202. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 68 percent are found, Lagos, where 12 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emessiri93133/
Emeusiri931/
Emeshiri931/
Ihemesiri883/
Emasiri8687/
Emeziri8667/
Omesiri8616/
Amesiri862/
Emeciri861/
Emejiri861/
Emesire861/
Hemasiri80821/
Imoesiri8026/
Emezieri803/
Eimesiry801/
Emesiere801/
Emechiri801/
Emeshire800/
Hemmasiri7510/
Ihemeziri752/
Jemisirai751/
Amisiri71365/
Omeziri71131/
Amasiri7152/
Emesere7139/
Omasiri7132/
Omisiri7129/
Imeziri7118/
Amosiri712/
Emigiri711/
Emezire711/
Emegire711/
Hamasiri6711/
Emosirea676/
Emecerio672/
Ammasiri671/
Omosieri671/
Amasairi671/
Emezerio671/
Hemasire671/
Hamisiri671/
Esmigiri671/

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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 Emesiri
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