Emmanuel Surname

568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 957,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Emmanuel Surname Definition:

V. the commoner form Emanuel.

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Emmanuel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461,7771:38438
Tanzania181,8221:29125
Chad79,3381:17116
Rwanda44,3411:25636
Burundi40,5781:24254
Sudan27,7201:1,353184
Ghana21,5431:1,254202
Kenya15,9811:2,890455
Cameroon10,4071:1,996195
Haiti9,7021:1,101167
Malawi8,7311:1,961224
South Sudan8,4551:1,350273
DR Congo6,7181:10,9971,361
Ethiopia5,7951:16,8332,274
Sri Lanka3,8741:5,371783
United States3,2211:112,53012,197
Angola2,5631:10,5301,295
India2,1071:364,05619,713
France2,0491:32,4173,936
Togo1,8901:3,835622
England1,6681:33,4044,417
Saint Lucia1,5611:11512
Papua New Guinea1,2431:6,560434
Iraq1,0321:33,9361,549
Botswana9601:2,278254
Philippines9161:110,52219,147
South Africa8321:65,1178,184
Liberia8021:5,497664
Canada7311:50,4046,111
Australia6631:40,7175,245
Trinidad and Tobago6221:2,193380
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Benin3821:27,0573,594
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Mali3231:52,5361,331
United Arab Emirates3131:29,2723,210
Uganda3081:126,75111,815
Ivory Coast3011:76,6494,215
Dominican Republic2931:35,6071,992
Lebanon2921:19,3052,380
Pakistan2741:651,98510,074
Brazil2691:795,81528,876
Indonesia2351:562,76345,179
Malaysia2321:127,1308,268
Namibia2131:11,3122,149
Zambia1781:89,0457,373
Singapore1671:32,9801,213
Guinea1641:72,157765
Belize1581:2,250498
Wales1421:21,7922,311
Bahamas1371:2,859373
Guyana1311:5,8181,006
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Spain1251:374,01620,935
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Ireland991:47,5653,501
Zimbabwe901:171,53620,949
Barbados881:3,266475
Seychelles881:1,050255
Jamaica871:32,9882,352
Mauritius811:15,9683,377
Belgium801:143,70820,372
Iceland781:4,873606
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
United States Virgin Islands711:1,555250
Russia681:2,119,457129,651
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
Antigua and Barbuda621:1,600275
Greece611:181,63629,268
Niger611:314,6239,328
Mexico591:2,103,83419,255
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Guatemala451:357,3934,827
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Iran421:1,828,15567,506
Israel391:219,42720,804
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Cyprus341:26,0262,877
Congo291:172,0388,333
China271:50,641,5392,733
Jersey271:3,674721
Sweden271:364,69525,646
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Guam251:6,405908
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines181:6,259666
Grenada171:6,384671
Peru171:1,869,65424,503
Gambia161:120,216304
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Norway161:321,39331,311
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Oman121:307,3314,704
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Saint Kitts and Nevis61:9,200695
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Dominica51:15,178463
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Anguilla41:3,359324
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Djibouti41:228,733966
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales691:22,7311,304
England491:497,45727,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

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

Emmanuel (5,066,942) may also be a first name.

Emmanuel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. the commoner form Emanuel.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

Variant spelling (mainly French and South Indian) of Emanuel, which was used in the Middle Ages by Christians as an alternative name for Christ. The name was also borne by a 3rd-century martyr. Among Christians in India it is used as a given name, and in the U.S. it has come to be used as a last name among families from southern India.

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Emmanuel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emmanuel (Hindi: एम्मानुएल, Marathi: मानुईल, Oriya: ଇମାନୁଏଲ, Russian: Эммануэль) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Émmanuel. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Emmanuel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Emmanuel is the 568th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,610 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Emmanuel live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Emmanuel is also the 68th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 5,066,942 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 461,777 people, or 1 in 384. In Nigeria Emmanuel is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 7 percent live, Lagos, where 6 percent live and Rivers, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 168 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 19 percent live and Chad, where 8 percent live.

Emmanuel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Emmanuel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Emmanuel surname rose 8,476 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 3,404 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 206 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 9,900 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Emmanuel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Emmanuel last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Catholic (40%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Maronite (96%) in Lebanon and Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Emmanuel surname are 41.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.46% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Emmanuel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.19% more than the national average, earning 405,566 kr per year; in Peru they earn 66.14% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,206 per year; in South Africa they earn 8.3% more than the national average, earning R 257,352 per year; in United States they earn 3.92% more than the national average, earning $44,839 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.6% less than the national average, earning $47,399 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Émmanuel961/
Emmmanuel941,044/
Emmannuel94193/
Emmanouel94182/
Emmanuiel9474/
Eammanuel9461/
Emmaanuel9454/
Emmanuell9448/
Eemmanuel9448/
Emmaunuel9418/
Enmmanuel9418/
Emmamnuel9416/
Emmeanuel9415/
Emmaneuel9414/
Oemmanuel9413/
Emmanauel9412/
Emmaenuel948/
Eummanuel947/
Esmmanuel946/
Iemmanuel945/
Emnmanuel945/
Emmatnuel944/
Eymmanuel944/
Emmainuel943/
Aemmanuel943/
Jemmanuel943/
Emmasnuel943/
Emmagnuel942/
Emmanujel942/
Ehmmanuel942/
Eimmanuel942/
Etmmanuel942/
Hemmanuel942/
Emhmanuel942/
Emmganuel941/
Emmanuyel941/
Emmaynuel941/
Emmanuelh941/
Emmanueld941/
Emmanuelt941/
Emmhanuel941/
Emanuel93114,178/
Emmanel93356/
Emmaunuell891/
D'Emmanuel891/
Emmanuield891/
Immanuel8810,633/
Emmaunel883,258/
Emmaneul881,611/
Emmenuel881,328/
Enmanuel88532/
Emannuel88434/
Ammanuel88298/
Emmaneel88143/
Emmanoel8859/
Emanuell8857/
Emamnuel8830/
Emmaniel8829/
Emmanuil8826/
Emanouel8825/
Emmannel8815/
Emaanuel8813/
Emmanwel889/
Ommanuel889/
Emmanaul887/
Eemanuel886/
Emanuelt885/
Eamanuel884/
Emmaanel884/
Hemanuel883/
Emaunuel883/
Emmaneal883/
Eummanel883/
Emmonuel882/
Esmanuel882/
Jmmanuel881/
Emanauel881/
Etmanuel881/
Yemanuel881/
Emmainel881/
Emmanael881/
Emahnuel881/
Emmanyel881/
Emmamnel881/
Emanuiel881/
Emeanuel881/
Emmaneil881/
Eimanuel881/
Emanuhel881/
Eumanuel880/
Emanel86919/
Ijiemmanuel843/
Emmanuelova841/
Immanuyel827/
Emmauneal825/
Immanuell824/
Immaneuel823/
Emmaneual823/
Immannuel823/
Iimmanuel822/
Hemanuell822/
Emmaneyul821/
Emmaniiel821/
Emmanoell821/
Emmaunnel821/
Emmanwell821/
Eummaneul821/
Eammaunel821/
Enmaanuel821/
Emanuelld821/
Enmanuell821/
Iemmaunel821/
Eamamnuel821/
Emmanayel821/
Amanuel8049,590/
Imanuel802,554/
Emanoel80311/
Gemanel80137/
Emanuil8041/
Esmanel8037/
Emaneul8025/
Emaniel8018/
Emanwel8016/
Emannel8011/
Emenuel809/
Emaunel808/
Emmaunl808/
Emanuyl805/
Omanuel802/
Jmanuel802/
Immanel802/
Eumanel801/
Emonuel801/
Emanael801/
Emánuel801/
Ymanuel801/
Emaneal801/
Eimanel801/
Emanaul801/
Emanuelová7812/
Emmaneulle781/
Emanl771/
Imanuelt75158/
Imannuel7592/
Imainuel7529/
Emmeunel7515/
Immenuel759/
Imanuyel759/
Immaneul758/
Ismanuel757/
Emmannle756/
Emmanoil754/
Immaniel754/
Iimanuel754/
Eimanwel754/
Immanuil752/
Ammanoel752/
Emaneile752/
Immaunel752/
Emanawel752/
Emaneual752/
Immanwel752/
Hemmanil752/
O'Manuel751/
Immannel751/
Immanoel751/
Immanyel751/
Emaniyel751/
Amanuell751/
Emaunnel751/
Imanuiel751/
Aimanuel751/
Emanneul751/
Emmenael751/
Amanuhel751/
Ommaniel751/
Emanoelh751/
Emanuial751/
Amannuel751/
Hemanwel751/
Emmanuilova7450/
Emmanuylova7411/
Emanil71148/
Imanueltd7124/
Immaniyel7121/
Imanel7116/
Amanel714/
Emmanoyil712/
Hemanl711/
Immanuyal711/
Eimmenell711/
Eemaniyel711/
Emmaniyal711/
Hamainuel711/
Emmeuniel711/
Eimanl711/
Ehmanwell711/
Emannoell711/
Immanowel711/
Emonel710/
Jmanel710/
Emanuilova67324/
Amaniel67318/
Emanoil67180/
Emanuylova67126/
Gemanil6768/
Amanwel6746/
Hemanil6744/
Amanoel6738/
Imanoel6729/
Gimanel6720/
Imanuil6711/
Esmanil676/
Emaniol676/
Amenuel675/
Amanuil675/
Emenell673/
Imenuel672/
Emanwil672/
Imanwel672/
Hemonel672/
Ismanel672/
Imanuelová671/
Imanuul671/
Ysmanel671/
Imaneul671/
Immanil671/
Omanael671/
Omaneel671/
Emoniel671/

Emmanuel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emmanuel in the Marathi language
मानुईलmanu'ila38.46
मानुएलmanu'ela11.54
यानुएलyanu'ela5.77
इमान्युएलiman'yu'ela5.77
मनुएलmanu'ela5.77
मानुयेलmanuyela5.77
यानुयेलyanuyela3.85
माणुएलmanu'ela1.92
माणुईलmanu'ila1.92
मानूलmanula1.92
इमानुवेलimanuvela1.92
मानुवलmanuvala1.92
इमानुयेलimanuyela1.92
मानुइलmanu'ila1.92
मानुलmanula1.92
मानुअलmanu'ala1.92
ईमानुलimanula1.92
Emmanuel in the Oriya language
ଇମାନୁଏଲimanu'ela37.5
ଇାନୁଏଲianu'ela25
ଏମାନୁଏଲemanu'ela12.5
ଇାନୁୟଲianuyala12.5
ଇମନୁଏଲimanu'ela12.5
Emmanuel in the Hindi language
एम्मानुएलem'manu'ela20.93
इम्मानुएलim'manu'ela18.6
इमानवेलimanavela11.63
इमैनुएलimainu'ela6.98
इम्मेनुयलim'menuyala4.65
ईमानुएलimanu'ela4.65
इमेन्वेलimenvela2.33
इम्मैनुएलim'mainu'ela2.33
इमैनुवेलimainuvela2.33
एमनुअलemanu'ala2.33
इमेनुइलimenu'ila2.33
इमैनुवलimainuvala2.33
इमानुएलimanu'ela2.33
इम्मायुलim'mayula2.33
ईमानवेलimanavela2.33
इमानवैलimanavaila2.33
इम्मानूदालim'manudala2.33
ऐमेनुअलaimenu'ala2.33
इमैनुअलimainu'ala2.33
इम्मैन्यूअलim'main'yu'ala2.33
Emmanuel in the Russian language
Эммануэльemmanuel-

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