Emishaw Surname

98,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Emishaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emishaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,8291:20,2002,620
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Emishaw (1,746) may also be a first name.

Emishaw Last Name Facts

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

Emishaw is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emishaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Emishaw is the 98,049th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,506,625 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Emishaw are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 183,395th most numerous first name on earth, held by 1,746 people.

The last name Emishaw is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4,829 people, or 1 in 20,200. Excluding Ethiopia Emishaw occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emisaw921/
Emeshaw861,294/
Emishova8015/
Amisaw773/
Emishov7120/
Amishav7114/
Omishav711/
Emeshova6743/
Etmishov6728/
Imishova6712/
Homeshaw679/
Himishab671/
Etmishof671/

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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 Emishaw
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