Emetissa Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Emetissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 113 | 1:183,797 | 19,288 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Emetissa (12) may also be a first name.
Emetissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emetissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Emetissa is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Emetissa.
How Common Is The Last Name Emetissa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,710,039th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Emetissa reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 183,797. In Cameroon Emetissa is most common in: North Region, where 85 percent reside, Far North Region, where 10 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emettissa | 94 | 3 | / |
| Emmetissa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Emetisa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ametissa | 88 | 439 | / |
| Emitissa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Amettissa | 82 | 10 | / |
| Hametissa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Ametisssa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Amethissa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gemetessa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ametisa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ematisa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Emotisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ametthissa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gemetesa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Amatissa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hematisah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hemmatisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emetessou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emetezi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Amitisah | 63 | 20 | / |
| Emeatice | 63 | 2 | / |
| Ametesso | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hamatisah | 59 | 119 | / |
| Aimatisah | 59 | 50 | / |
| Uimatisah | 59 | 10 | / |
| Emeteacho | 59 | 1 | / |
| Homatisah | 59 | 1 | / |
| Hamitisah | 59 | 1 | / |
| Hemmatisho | 56 | 9 | / |
| Omitusa | 53 | 38 | / |
| Himmataisah | 53 | 1 | / |
| Omotiso | 53 | 1 | / |
| Amatusa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Omotisho | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Emetissa
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