Emitan Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Emitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Emitan (23) may also be a first name.
Emitan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emitan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Emitan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Emitan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Emitan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Emitan live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 23 people.
The surname Emitan is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Emitan is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 60 percent reside, Lagos, where 30 percent reside and Ondo, where 10 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemitan | 92 | 378 | / |
| Hemitan | 92 | 8 | / |
| Emuitan | 92 | 3 | / |
| Emietan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ehimitan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Emutan | 83 | 393 | / |
| Amitan | 83 | 98 | / |
| Imitan | 83 | 27 | / |
| Emetan | 83 | 6 | / |
| Omitan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Emahietan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Emaytan | 77 | 97 | / |
| Omoitan | 77 | 51 | / |
| Hamitan | 77 | 18 | / |
| Emetang | 77 | 15 | / |
| Imitane | 77 | 13 | / |
| Omaitan | 77 | 9 | / |
| Omeitan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Emiston | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yemiton | 77 | 4 | / |
| Emitton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Imithan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jemetan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jemiton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Immitan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emitoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amaitan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emuthan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ameitan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yemetan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hammitan | 71 | 108 | / |
| Ehmuitam | 71 | 58 | / |
| Hetmetan | 71 | 11 | / |
| Hamithan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jemmiton | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ehimetan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ehemetan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ahmittan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ommoitan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Imitahan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeamiton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eamiston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emaiston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamittan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamoitan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Himittan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Himmitan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Immitane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamaitan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emeatang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahamitan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amiteaun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hemestan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hemiston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amiton | 67 | 927 | / |
| Amutan | 67 | 718 | / |
| Ometan | 67 | 410 | / |
| Imutan | 67 | 147 | / |
| Amytan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Emuton | 67 | 11 | / |
| Emeton | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hemisston | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehimmetan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hemistone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emaytatin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ametan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Emitan
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