Emetem Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Emetem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emetem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon571:364,37032,302
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187

Emetem Last Name Facts

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

Emetem is most common in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emetem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,849,867th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name Emetem occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Emetem reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 364,370. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 95 percent reside, Centre Region, where 2 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 43 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emeatem923/
Emesteme861/
Ametem831/
Emehem831/
Emecem831/
Hemheem7729/
Emesten7715/
Emetuen774/
Hemeten772/
Emeitim771/
Emeiten771/
Emene733,141/
Emeam7314/
Emeim733/
Emmesten710/
Emecen67910/
Emesim67210/
Emeine67103/
Hemene6765/
Emegne6724/
Esmene6723/
Emmene6718/
Hemeam6712/
Eemene679/
Emeïne678/
Imetim675/
Emeyne674/
Eameim674/
Emeane672/
Esmeñe671/
Emesen671/
Hemhem671/
Eimene671/
Eameam671/
Eamene671/
Emhene671/

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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
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  • 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 Emetem
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