Emessi Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Emessi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Emessi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emessi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Emessi is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Emessi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Emessi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Emessi is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Emessi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Emessi live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 25 percent live, Littoral Region, where 25 percent live and West Region, where 25 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 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
- 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 Emessi
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