Emit Surname
Approximately 1,432 people bear this surname
Emit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,316 | 1:76,929 | 13,305 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
Emit (1,159) may also be a first name.
Emit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emit Come From? nationality or country of origin
Emit (Hindi: एमित, Russian: Эмит) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Emit? popularity and diffusion
The surname Emit is the 271,949th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,089,068 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Emit live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 233,435th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 1,159 people.
The surname is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,316 people, or 1 in 76,929. In The Philippines Emit is primarily concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 30 percent are found, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 18 percent are found and Western Visayas, where 17 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines Emit occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Emit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Emit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Emit last name fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Emit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Emit in the Hindi language | ||
| एमित | emita | - |
| Emit in the Russian language | ||
| Эмит | emit | - |
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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 Emit
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