Emeta Surname

319,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Emeta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emeta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1291:156,9029,888
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
India71:109,580,769786,157
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Emeta (958) may also be a first name.

Emeta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emeta (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺔ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emeta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 319,816th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,234,000 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Emeta live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 260,722nd most common forename worldwide, borne by 958 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,129 people, or 1 in 156,902. In Nigeria Emeta is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 93 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 2 percent reside and Enugu, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Emeta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yemeta9124/
Emaeta9116/
Emetai919/
Emetaz916/
Esmeta914/
Emeita913/
Emetoa913/
Hemeta912/
Gemeta912/
Emheta911/
Emehta911/
Emesta911/
Emetah911/
Emetta911/
Emieta911/
Eemeta911/
Emetha911/
Emeetai83193/
Jemetta8329/
Gemetta8312/
Emechta833/
Emeitai832/
Yemetta832/
Hetmeta831/
Ehmetta831/
Hemetta831/
Emmetta831/
Emestad831/
Jemesta831/
Emeatha831/
Emeto805,203/
Emata804,492/
Ameta802,204/
Ometa801,100/
Emete80737/
Emita80370/
Imeta80175/
Emeti80158/
Emota806/
Ymeta801/
Yemettas7712/
Jeameata771/
Hemeetah771/
Hemeto73327/
Jimeta73306/
Ematta73298/
Ametta73214/
Hemota73130/
Jemita73117/
Emetoh73114/
Oemita73112/
Iemata7396/
Gemita7384/
Emeter7377/
Emetie7374/
Emmita7362/
Hemete7354/
Ematai7352/
Hameta7341/
Ameeta7339/
Ahmeta7338/
Emotai7338/
Ometta7337/
Hometa7335/
Ametha7331/
Emmeti7330/
Hemata7323/
Gemeto7322/
Aimeta7320/
Emiete7317/
Omeata7315/
Omeuta7314/
Aameta7312/
Hemety7311/
Emetti7311/
Hemita7311/
Emethe739/
Ametai739/
Eymata738/
Esmita737/
Emitha736/
Oemata736/
Emetuo736/
Emetui736/
Gemete736/
Ismeta735/
Emitay735/
Emmata735/
Ametah735/
Ameyta734/
Amieta734/
Emeato734/
Emaita734/
Emethi734/
Hemeti733/
Emitaj733/
Jmehta733/
Imetaj733/
Emmete733/
Ometah733/
Emetou733/
Aemota733/
Jemeto733/
Emataa733/
Emeteh733/
Ehmety732/
Emitaz732/
Ehmeti732/
Emette732/
Ometha732/
Omieta732/
Emetto732/
Omeita732/
Emetio732/
Emitta732/
Eimata732/
Amehta731/
Imetha731/
Emeaty731/
Emeity731/
Emetis731/
Emgeti731/
Omoeta731/
Ameita731/
Emeeto731/
Imieta731/
Eemeto731/
Emetei731/
Himeta731/
Yometa731/
Emmety731/
Imetta731/
Ometai731/
Yimeta731/
Emista731/
Emesti731/
Emeute731/
Ematah731/
Ematay731/
Ematha731/
Aemata731/
Aymeta731/
Emetos731/
Emetty731/
Emhata731/
Gimeta731/
Amaeta731/
Yemeto731/
Ometaj731/
Imetaz731/
Amoeta730/
Ometea730/
Hemmestad7178/
Jeameatta711/
Hemettaya711/
Ahmetaj676,840/
Aimetta67634/
Emmetti67423/
Gemette67333/
Gemetto67233/
Hametaj67158/
Hemeter67127/
Ameteau67116/
Emmette6776/
Hysmeta6756/
Ehmeity6750/
Amietta6746/
Heimata6743/
Hemette6741/
Ehmetou6735/
Ehmeiti6731/
Yesmita6722/
Gemmete6717/
Ehmeyti6713/
Jimetta6712/
Iemetti6711/
Emahata6710/
Hametta679/
Emietei677/
Ahmetay676/
Aematta676/
Hemotea676/
Ameetha675/
Aymetta675/
Hemetou675/
Hematau674/
Hematha674/
Aametha674/
Jesmita674/
Ahmetai674/
Amethay674/
Ajmeeta673/
Hemmita673/
Ajmetta673/
Eematta673/
Hemeity672/
Hemeyti672/
Hesmita672/
Heumata672/
Esmetiz672/
Jeemita671/
Hemeite671/
Hemetty671/
Hemmestead671/
Hemmete671/
Heimita671/
Jimaeta671/
Jmeetta671/
Immetaj671/
Imeetaj671/
Hhemeto671/
Eamataj671/
Ehmetoi671/
Ehmette671/
Ehmieti671/
Eismeti671/
Emittay671/
Emmetty671/
Esmette671/
Ahmeita671/
Ahmetha671/
Emetohe671/
Amietai671/
Hometha671/
Jemeteu671/
Hemethy671/
Hemhota671/
Hemitta671/
Hemmeti671/
Yimetta671/
Gimetea671/
Emaitta671/
Emmetou671/
Emoitai671/
Emethio671/
Emiette671/
Esmitet671/
Ammetaj671/
Emethod671/
Haimeta671/
Jimmeta671/
Jemoita671/
Emaetho671/
Eahmeto671/
Gemetei671/
Ahameta671/
Yemetey671/
Gemmeto671/
Imaetha671/
Jemitta670/

Emeta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emeta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺔamt33.33
ﺃﻣﺘﻪamth33.33
ﺍﻣﺘﻪamth16.67
ﺃﻣﺔamt16.67

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