Emeyen Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Emeyen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Emeyen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emeyen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Emeyen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﻴﻦ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Emeyen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Emeyen reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Emeyen is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 409,486. In Mauritania Emeyen is most frequent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 80 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 10 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 10 percent reside. Not including Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Emeyen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Emeyen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻣﻴﻦ | amyn | 80 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﻦ | amyn | 20 |
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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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- 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 Emeyen
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