Emma Surname

11,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Emma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria28,4451:6,228758
Cameroon3,9541:5,253637
Chad3,7551:3,620598
Ghana2,2861:11,8201,565
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
United States1,7851:203,05819,948
Bangladesh1,4421:110,5114,612
Italy1,1631:52,5859,457
Indonesia5821:227,23221,130
France5631:117,98017,787
Afghanistan3851:83,5152,350
Australia3631:74,3688,731
Papua New Guinea3291:24,7832,742
England3031:183,88816,484
India2451:3,130,87992,461
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Argentina1991:214,79117,691
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
New Zealand1541:29,4055,152
Mauritania1351:30,3322,507
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Ivory Coast1161:198,8908,549
China1111:12,318,212744
Russia1071:1,346,94495,217
Philippines1061:955,07884,086
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Iran761:1,010,29646,499
Peru761:418,21213,084
Switzerland701:117,32712,009
Ireland681:69,2494,373
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Senegal511:285,8691,629
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
Uganda431:907,89040,955
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Canada411:898,67368,969
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Rwanda361:315,6941,449
Ukraine351:1,300,648109,855
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Liberia201:220,42714,169
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Armenia81:366,2727,804
Haiti81:1,335,48814,216
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Wales81:386,81619,671
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Congo51:997,81917,129
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

The alternate forms: Emmã (1) are calculated separately.

Emma (1,556,756) may also be a first name.

Emma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emma (Georgian: ემმა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﺎ, Hindi: एम्मा, Oriya: ଏମା, Russian: Эмма) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Emmã. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,132nd most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 144,434 people. The surname Emma is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Emma live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 458th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 1,556,756 people.

The last name Emma is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 28,445 people, or 1 in 6,228. In Nigeria Emma is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 39 percent reside, Anambra, where 7 percent reside and Delta, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 130 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside and Chad, where 7 percent reside.

Emma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Emma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Emma last name expanded 4,057 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 10,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 3,400 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Emma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Emma last name are 3.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.07% being registered with the political party.

The amount Emma earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 16.24% less than the national average, earning €25,152 per year; in Peru they earn 70.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,145 per year; in Colombia they earn 52.16% less than the national average, earning $10,861,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,777 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.49% more than the national average, earning $65,326 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emmã921/
Gemma895,225/
Emmad892,278/
Iemma891,804/
Emmah891,108/
Jemma89720/
Yemma89485/
Hemma89448/
Emmay89212/
Emmat89161/
Emmas89157/
Eamma8933/
Aemma899/
Emmau899/
Emmai896/
Emmaa895/
Ehmma895/
Eemma894/
Etmma893/
Emmoa893/
Emmma892/
Emmaj891/
Enmma891/
Emmaz891/
Emmea891/
Eumma891/
Emmha891/
Eimma891/
Eymma890/
Ema86108,682/
Hemmat8014,944/
Jemmah80526/
Hemmah80181/
Hemmas80135/
Emmaus80120/
D'Emma80119/
Hemmad80113/
Hemmaz8088/
Heemma8068/
Jemmoa8023/
Jemmad809/
Yemmas806/
Jemmaa806/
Etemma805/
Emmaja804/
Hemmai804/
Ehmmad804/
Ettmma803/
Jemmas803/
Jeamma803/
Emma's803/
Emmatt802/
Emmaha802/
Jemmai802/
Hemmay801/
Emmaid801/
Emmaya801/
Genmma801/
Aemmay801/
Yesmma801/
Itemma801/
Emmass801/
Emmmat801/
Emmaas801/
Gemmma801/
Hemhma801/
Eummay800/
Heamma800/
Emmais800/
Emmach800/
Gemmay800/
Emad75208,096/
Amma75160,676/
Hema7571,208/
Yema758,123/
Emah757,354/
Emmi754,870/
Jema754,502/
Gema753,838/
Esma753,577/
Emme752,534/
Emai752,149/
Emat751,976/
Emas751,677/
Eima751,434/
Imma751,429/
Emay751,033/
Emea75844/
Emmy75827/
Enma75715/
Emau75695/
Emmo75480/
Eyma75378/
Aema75373/
Omma75344/
Ejma75232/
Emaa75217/
Eema75164/
Emoa75120/
Euma7593/
Iema7574/
Emap7566/
Emaz7559/
Emaj7536/
Emaç7535/
Etma7534/
Emga7529/
Emha7524/
Oema7522/
Eama7521/
Ehma7517/
Jmma7511/
Đema759/
Ymma754/
Heemmah7368/
Heemmad7329/
Ettemma7322/
Hemmach737/
Emmahah735/
Hemmatz734/
Hemmait733/
Hemmatt732/
Hemhmad732/
Jemm'aa731/
Hemmaja731/
Heammad731/
Hiemmat731/
Ettimma731/
Emmaitt731/
Echemma731/
Ihemmma731/
Hemmash731/
Etemmai731/
Hamma6742,698/
Esmat6738,529/
Jimma6712,315/
Emmer676,117/
Ammah673,865/
Hemme673,649/
Gemme673,409/
Homma673,145/
Hemat672,723/
Eisma672,488/
Jemat672,479/
Hemmi671,962/
Genma671,722/
Himma671,331/
Iemmi671,290/
Emaas671,286/
Esmas671,236/
Jehma671,178/
Gemmi671,045/
Jemai671,038/
Jemaa67842/
Heima67783/
Hemad67745/
Emaus67713/
Jiema67687/
Gemmo67649/
Emmet67640/
Esmay67600/
Ehima67574/
Hemaa67528/
Emaya67410/
Ammai67395/
Gemmy67390/
Emaad67343/
Ijema67336/
Eymas67314/
Jemas67312/
Immas67306/
Jemea67277/
Emadd67275/
Eumaa67274/
Hemea67268/
Hemmy67264/
Hemaz67258/
Gemay67254/
Emmeh67246/
Emaha67235/
Emmes67233/
Hemai67230/
Jemah67219/
Emmez67211/
Hiema67209/
Hemas67202/
Yemga67195/
Emmot67190/
Emash67190/
Emaat67173/
Esmaz67167/
Gimma67166/
Hemah67160/
Ammay67158/
Emmed67154/
Hemmo67149/
Jeama67145/
Yomma67135/
Ihema67132/
Ema'a67131/
Haema67125/
Immah67121/
Emmou67120/
Emaja67115/
Jemad67113/
Aemah67112/
Yemau67100/
Emauz6794/
Emmis6784/
Ynema6784/
Yemha6783/
Geima6780/
Eymat6772/
Hejma6771/
Yemah6768/
Immad6768/
Jemau6763/
Esmad6763/
Yesma6761/
Esmai6759/
Immai6756/
Hemau6754/
Heema6753/
Esmap6746/
Ahmma6743/
Jõema6742/
Emmie6740/
Eimas6739/
Iemme6738/
Eenma6736/
Gemai6736/
Hemha6735/
Eysma6734/
Emmit6733/
Aimma6733/
Emmoh6732/
Jeema6730/
Gemea6730/
Yimma6728/
Heama6728/
Yiema6726/
Gemha6725/
Gemaa6724/
Emmos6722/
Jeuma6722/
Eemmy6721/
Ammaa6721/
Aamma6719/
Ematt6719/
Enmas6719/
Jesma6718/
Immau6717/
Jhema6716/
Heyma6716/
Esmau6715/
Yemai6715/
Hyema6714/
Emmih6713/
Emaiy6713/
Yemap6713/
Hoema6713/
Geema6712/
Ommah6712/
Yemoa6712/
Emmey6711/
Aymma6711/
Eimah6711/
Jemha6710/
Emach6710/
Iemmo6710/
Yemat679/
Etmme679/
Jeammaud679/
Jemmo679/
Emhas678/
Jeima678/
Geyma678/
Jemoa677/
Ismma677/
Emaah677/
Eamay677/
Emhay677/
Eaima677/
Emaia676/
Etmad676/
Emaai676/
Hemaj676/
Eaema676/
Emass676/
Ethma675/
Yetma675/
Henma675/
Hesma675/
Yemmo675/
Emead675/
Eimad675/
Jemaï675/
Aemai675/
Jemay675/
Yemas674/
Emaid674/
Immat674/
Etmas674/
Emais674/
Emeas674/
Emmee674/
Esmaa674/
Jemâa674/
Eumah674/
Eemah674/
Emahu674/
Esmea674/
E'Mah673/
Inmma673/
Ehema673/
Emast673/
Hemay673/
Emaaa673/
Eemat673/
Hgema673/
Emhah672/
Etmat672/
Emmoi672/
Jemga672/
Jeyma672/
Eatma672/
Eamad672/
Gemau672/
Ammau672/
Yemad672/
Yemay672/
Jmmai672/
Eijma672/
Ommai672/
Ettma672/
Ammma672/
Aemaa672/
Emadh672/
Hetma672/
Hemoa672/
Eemad672/
Eemai672/
Eimau672/
Eimmy672/
Oymma671/
Ommea671/
Jittemma671/
Itmma671/
Iemad671/
Immaa671/
Heuma671/
Eimat671/
Eeema671/
Eemaj671/
Emmys671/
Enmah671/
Aaema671/
Ajmma671/
Đemaj671/
Yhema671/
Yemaa671/
Yemaj671/
Eamas671/
Jemàa671/
Gemga671/
Immoa671/
Eitma671/
Iemea671/
Emioa671/
Eummi671/
Eyiemmah671/
Jemaz671/
Immay671/
Oimma671/
Yehma671/
Yemea671/
Gejma671/
Haisemma671/
Emahs671/
Emait671/
Emmeu671/
Emmho671/
Emmid671/
Emmiz671/
Emmui671/
Emgah671/
Emhaz671/
Emats671/
Emaud671/
Emaux671/
Emays671/
Eimai671/
Esmaş671/
Eimaz671/
Enmaa671/
Eamau671/
Immha671/
Emmuo671/
Eamoa671/
Etemmaih671/
Ymmad671/
Eamat671/
Eammi671/
Eumai671/
Emads671/
Emgai671/
Gemaj671/
Jmmea671/
Jmmga671/
Hehma671/
Ihmma671/
Emeau670/
Emmhe670/
Eumau670/
Oehma670/
Ematz670/

Emma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emma in the Georgian language
ემმაemma-
Emma in the Oriya language
ଏମାema83.33
ଏମମାemama8.33
ମହାmaha8.33
Emma in the Hindi language
एम्माem'ma60
एंमाemma10
इम्माim'ma10
ऐमाaima10
एममाemama10
Emma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻣﺎama20.55
ﺃﻡam20.55
ﺍﻣﺎama16.44
ﺃﻣﻪamh16.44
ﺍﻡam15.07
ﺍﻣﻪamh8.22
ﺃﻣﺔamt1.37
ﺁﻣﺎama1.37
Emma in the Russian language
Эммаemma-

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