Emow Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Emow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Emow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emow (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻮ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Emow is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Emow live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania Emow is most common in: Brakna Region, where 50 percent are found, Trarza Region, where 33 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 17 percent are found. Other than Mauritania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Azerbaijan, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emowa8947/
Emowe8915/
Eymow894/
Emoiw891/
Hemow891/
Emmowa803/
Eimowe802/
Emmows801/
Amow75310/
Omow75197/
Emov7528/
Emaw758/
Jmow751/
Emuw751/
Emob751/
Imow751/
Emofowa733/
Hejmows731/
Aiyemowa67232/
Emhof67190/
Imowa67156/
Emoff6799/
Gemov6752/
Emawe6747/
Emofe6740/
Imowe6737/
Jemaw6726/
Emova6722/
Ahmow678/
Homow674/
Hamow672/
Eimov672/
Aemov672/
Hemov672/
Esmov671/
Emoev671/
Ehmaw671/
Yomow671/
Ammow671/
Aayemowa671/
Jimow671/
Hemaw671/
Emmaw671/
Aamow671/

Emow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emow in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﻮamw80
ﺃﻣﻮamw20

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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
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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 Emow
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