Emoja Surname

517,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Emoja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emoja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6281:73,5356,901
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Emoja (261) may also be a first name.

Emoja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emoja is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Emoja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 517,348th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,567,533 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Emoja live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Emoja is also the 550,922nd most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 261 people.

The surname Emoja is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 628 people, or 1 in 73,535. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Turkana County, where 81 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 17 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Emoja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emodja9131/
Emojai914/
Emojah911/
Emoa89120/
Emojo80259/
Emaja80115/
Emoji8059/
Emosa8054/
Emeja8032/
Emoia8030/
Emoje8021/
Emoya8019/
Yemoa8012/
Jemoa807/
Imoja807/
Emmoa803/
Emuja803/
Hemoa802/
Emija801/
Emioa801/
Eamoa801/
Gemoya73792/
Jemoya73263/
Hemoya73109/
Emocha7388/
Hemaja7361/
Emmoji7360/
Emokha7344/
Jemmoa7323/
Emioha7320/
Emozai7318/
Emodjo7310/
Emojjo7310/
Gemeja739/
Hemosa736/
Yemoji735/
Emajay735/
Emmaja734/
Esmosa734/
Emuoha733/
Emajha733/
Emajaj733/
Emajja733/
Emejah732/
Hemija732/
Imooja732/
Jemija731/
Jemoji731/
Emijaa731/
Yemaja731/
Gimoja731/
Eimeja731/
Ijemoa731/
Jimoja731/
Hemeja731/
Hemoza731/
Yemoya731/
Gemoza731/
Emajaa731/
Emoeje731/
Emogia731/
Emocah731/
Emai672,149/
Emou671,907/
Emoy671,067/
Emay671,033/
Emea67844/
Emau67695/
Emoi67595/
Emaa67217/
Jemmouj67137/
Emae6781/
Emaj6736/
Emoisat6731/
Imoa6712/
Emoe6711/
Hemmoji676/
Emej675/
Emmojee674/
Ihemeja674/
Heemaja673/
Jesmoji673/
Emejaya673/
Emojoit672/
Emij672/
Emuj672/
Hemmaja671/
Heymaja671/
Hiemaja671/
Ehemaja671/
Emohije671/
Jemoiah671/
Emujaja671/
Hemorza671/
Hemozad671/
Yemouya671/
Emahaja671/
Emajaya671/
Jemejah671/
Emokhai671/
Ehimoje671/
Imoj671/

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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 Emoja
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