Empao Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Empao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Empao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1221:829,82278,168
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Empao (17) may also be a first name.

Empao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Empao is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Empao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,628,521st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Empao are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 72 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Empao is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 17 people.

Empao is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 829,822. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 45 percent reside, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 28 percent reside and Soccsksargen, where 22 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yempao9115/
Hempao911/
Empaho911/
Isempao8362/
Yempaou836/
Ampao802,397/
Ompao80443/
Impao8092/
Yempahou771/
Gimpao73378/
Empoua73242/
Ampaoi7332/
Hampao737/
Hempoa731/
Ebao671,070/
Evao67127/
Homphao675/
Imphaeo674/
Empouat672/
Empajja671/

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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 Empao
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