Emiala Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Emiala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emiala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Emiala (18) may also be a first name.

Emiala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Emiala Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Emiala occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Emiala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emiala? popularity and diffusion

Emiala is the 1,785,358th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. Emiala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Emiala reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.

Emiala is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 1,687,074. In Nigeria Emiala is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 46 percent are found, Kano, where 18 percent are found and Kaduna, where 14 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Gabon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emijala9221/
Yemijala864/
Emiola836,639/
Emjala8396/
Amiala836/
Imiala834/
Emeala834/
Omiala832/
Jemmijala805/
Ismiala77492/
Jemiola77150/
Yemjala7781/
Yemiola7769/
Amialea7734/
Amijala7715/
Imijala779/
Hamiala777/
Emehala776/
Jemjala773/
Emjaala773/
Emihola772/
Esmiali772/
Emayola771/
Emiolla771/
Omijala771/
Emijola771/
Aemyala771/
Ehmiola771/
Hemiali771/
Jemeala771/
Gemjala771/
Emeyiola718/
Ismialah718/
Ismialia717/
Amijalla711/
Gimijala711/
Ammijala711/
Yimijala711/
Yemjalla711/
Iismiala711/
Yemioola711/
Amiola67552/
Amjala67389/
Imiola67130/
Emealo6757/
Omiola6751/
Emeali6745/
Emeola6710/
Amyala675/
Emeale675/
Emiole672/
Amialo671/
Emyola671/
Imiała671/
Ammaijala671/
Emjola671/
Emjali671/

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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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  • 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 Emiala
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