Emeya Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Emeya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emeya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2191:808,87136,014
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Mauritania221:186,1309,575
United States141:25,889,924709,614
India111:69,733,217610,955
England81:6,964,757184,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397

Emeya (238) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emeyau9150/
Hemeya9146/
Emeyah9123/
Yemeya9121/
Jemeya918/
Esmeya916/
Gemeya911/
Emeyas911/
Emea89844/
Emey89330/
Hemmeya8319/
Jemeyah836/
Emejaya833/
Emmeyah832/
Hemeïya831/
Emeye802,882/
Emeyu801,290/
Ameya80682/
Emaya80410/
Omeya80371/
Jemea80277/
Hemea80268/
Gemey80221/
Emiya8094/
Emeyi8081/
Hemey8051/
Emeha8035/
Emeja8032/
Gemea8030/
Jemey8027/
Yemey8022/
Emuya8020/
Eamey8019/
Emoya8019/
Emmey8011/
Emeah8011/
Emeyo807/
Imeya806/
Emead805/
Emyia805/
Emeas804/
Esmea804/
Ehmey801/
Iemea801/
Yemea801/
Emmea801/
Eymey801/
Emiey801/
Esmey800/
Hemaya732,043/
Emeyet731,288/
Ameyaa731,185/
Gemoya73792/
Esmaya73756/
Jemoya73263/
Gimeya73212/
Hemead73122/
Hemoya73109/
Oemaya7387/
Hameya7374/
Emeeyo7344/
Ameeya7344/
Emayau7342/
Gemaya7340/
Hemeye7338/
Yemeyo7336/
Hemeha7333/
Emiyah7323/
Gemuya7319/
Yemaya7318/
Hemiya7316/
Jemmey7315/
Heimey7313/
Emeahe7312/
Emayah7311/
Emeyou739/
Heamey739/
Gemeja739/
Emehah738/
Gemeľa738/
Yemmey737/
Ahmeya737/
Emieyo737/
Yemiya737/
Hemmey736/
Yemeyi736/
Jemaya735/
Jemiya735/
Jemeye735/
Gemeyi735/
Gemeĺa735/
Ehmeyd734/
Gemiya734/
Emeaua734/
Jemuya734/
Gemeea734/
Gemeiy734/
Ameyah733/
Jemeha733/
Emehiy733/
Emayas733/
Jemeyy733/
Hemeyd732/
Himeya732/
Emeyss732/
Emmeye732/
Imeyaz732/
Emeyie732/
Emejah732/
Eimaya732/
Hemuya732/
Jemeyi732/
Jeemea731/
Jeemey731/
Hemeyh731/
Jimeya731/
Em'eye731/
Emayat731/
Emeytt731/
Emmaya731/
Omeyah731/
Emahea731/
Ehimea731/
Eimeja731/
Imeyaa731/
Emieye731/
Jemeyo731/
Hemeja731/
Yemoya731/
Emaaya731/
Emayaa731/
Amieya731/
Gemeye731/
Emuyau731/
Emehea731/
Emehye731/
Emieha731/
Eimiya731/
Ehmead731/
Emeash731/
Jehmea731/
Jemeah731/
Jemiey730/
Jemeys730/
Imeyah730/
Amey679,840/
Emai672,149/
Omey671,264/
Amea671,067/
Emoy671,067/
Emay671,033/
Emau67695/
Emeu67511/
Emuy67406/
Oemayah67264/
Emie67250/
Emaa67217/
Emye67185/
Omea67171/
Emei67168/
Emoa67120/
Emee67117/
Imea67100/
Emae6781/
Ymea6755/
Emue6741/
Ehmeyid6738/
Emaj6736/
Jiomeya6732/
Jemiyah6723/
Jesmaya6720/
Hemayat6718/
Imey6712/
Emoe6711/
Jmea679/
Emaghey678/
Emej675/
Ömey675/
Ihemeja674/
Hiemaya674/
Emmehah673/
Hemeyid673/
Hemiyah672/
Jemehia672/
Aameyah672/
Jemayah671/
Hemayau671/
Hemehah671/
Heismey671/
Immeyaz671/
E'Jmeia671/
Ehiemea671/
Emeyitt671/
Emmeyih671/
Yemayah671/
Jmey671/
Emeauyo671/
Ihemeye671/
Iheamea671/
Iyomeya671/
Hiemiya671/
Hemayad671/
Yemouya671/
Emajaya671/
Eaimaya671/
Ihemiya671/
Jemejah671/
Ehimiea671/
Aemieye671/
Eamayah671/
Jjemmey671/
Hemmaya671/
Hemheys670/

Emeya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emeya in the Oriya language
ଏେମୟାeemaya-
Emeya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﻴﻪamyh40.32
ﺍﻣﻲamy22.58
ﺃﻣﻴﻪamyh14.52
ﺃﻣﻴﺔamyt4.84
ﺍﻣﻴﺔamyt4.84
ﺃﻣﻲamy4.84
ﺃﻣﻰamy4.84
ﺍﻣﻴﺎamya1.61

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