Emeya Surname
Approximately 441 people bear this surname
Emeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 219 | 1:808,871 | 36,014 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| Mauritania | 22 | 1:186,130 | 9,575 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Emeya (238) may also be a first name.
Emeya Demographics
Average Emeya Salary in
United States
$36,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Emeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Emeya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﻪ, Oriya: ଏେମୟା) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Emeya? popularity and diffusion
Emeya is the 676,370th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,525,047 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Emeya are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 580,229th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 238 people.
Emeya is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 808,871. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 37 percent live, Lagos, where 25 percent live and Edo, where 20 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 37 percent live and Mauritania, where 5 percent live.
Emeya Last Name Statistics demography
Emeya earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Emeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Emeya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏେମୟା | eemaya | - |
| Emeya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﻪ | amyh | 40.32 |
| ﺍﻣﻲ | amy | 22.58 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﻪ | amyh | 14.52 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﺔ | amyt | 4.84 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺔ | amyt | 4.84 |
| ﺃﻣﻲ | amy | 4.84 |
| ﺃﻣﻰ | amy | 4.84 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺎ | amya | 1.61 |
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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 Emeya
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