Emewu Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Emewu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 193 | 1:917,838 | 39,641 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Emewu (16) may also be a first name.
Emewu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emewu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Emewu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Emewu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Emewu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,202,518th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname Emewu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Emewu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Emewu is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 16 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 917,838. In Nigeria Emewu is most common in: Abia, where 40 percent live, Ondo, where 17 percent live and Edo, where 16 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemewu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Emewau | 91 | 3 | / |
| Emeiwgu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amewu | 80 | 2,839 | / |
| Emebu | 80 | 221 | / |
| Omewu | 80 | 112 | / |
| Emevu | 80 | 71 | / |
| Emawu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Imewu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Imewhu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aimewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amehwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emebou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omaewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emebhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ameawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emaiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hemebou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aimiewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amawu | 60 | 272 | / |
| Omowu | 60 | 98 | / |
| Amiwu | 60 | 31 | / |
| Amowu | 60 | 29 | / |
| Imawu | 60 | 4 | / |
| Imowu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Omawu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Amjwu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Aimiwu | 55 | 14 | / |
| Hamawu | 55 | 7 | / |
| Omaiwu | 55 | 3 | / |
| Amawwu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Omhowu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ammawu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Amiwui | 55 | 1 | / |
| Amaiwou | 50 | 43 | / |
| Homawou | 50 | 8 | / |
| Yimebou | 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 Emewu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis