Emih Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Emih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 75 | 1:54,598 | 3,928 |
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Indonesia | 50 | 1:2,644,984 | 153,918 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
Emih (2,816) may also be a first name.
Emih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Emih (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﻪ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Emih? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,104,724th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Emih reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 34 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 137,369th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 2,816 people.
The surname is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 54,598. In Mauritania Emih is most numerous in: Trarza Region, where 33 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 25 percent are found and Adrar Region, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and Indonesia, where 23 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Emih Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Emih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﻪ | amyh | 86 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﻪ | amyh | 14 |
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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 Emih
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