Empaya Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Empaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Empaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Empaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Empaya is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Empaya.

How Common Is The Last Name Empaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Empaya is the 2,876,555th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Empaya is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Empaya reside; 78 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 78 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 921,695. In Malaysia Empaya is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 69 percent live, Sabah, where 25 percent live and Johor, where 3 percent live. Beside Malaysia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Empayas926/
Hempaya925/
Gempaya925/
Empayat924/
Empayau922/
Empay91303/
Empaa9121/
Isempaya862/
Geimpaya861/
Ampaya83249/
Empaja8310/
Impaya837/
Empaha835/
Enpaya835/
Empiya831/
Yempay831/
Empa80544/
Empy80104/
Yiempayap805/
Gimpaya77716/
Hempayi7732/
Hempaye7720/
Himpaya779/
Iempiya776/
Empayut776/
Empuyau775/
Hampaya774/
Empaiah774/
Hompaya773/
Empayie772/
Jeampay771/
Impayas771/
Empey732,877/
Ampay73551/
Ebaya73494/
Hempy73240/
Ompay73143/
Jempa73124/
Empoy73114/
Hempa7358/
Impay7342/
Empau7328/
Impaa7318/
Evaya7315/
Empai7311/
Yempa737/
Jempy735/
Eampa733/
Yempy733/
Emphy732/
Empyp731/
Eampy731/
Eimpy730/
Hebaya67140/
Hempey6786/
Ampayo6752/
Yenphayap6750/
Gebaya6740/
Amphay6734/
Ampuya6731/
Ampaye6724/
Hampay6717/
Jempau6717/
Empoyo6717/
Jempai6712/
Ebayah6712/
Ampiya6710/
Jeampy676/
Ampoya676/
Hompay676/
Empeyu674/
Hempha673/
Ampeya673/
Hempai673/
Emphey672/
Empeys672/
Ebhaya672/
Eabiya671/
Uimpay671/
Jimpaa671/
Hempoa671/
Jemppa671/
Gempea671/
Impaye671/
Impayo671/
Impoya671/
Yiempayup671/
Empiyo671/
Ebayat671/
Eabaya671/
Eabuya671/
Anpaya671/
Hempae671/
Empait671/
Empaie671/
Eampha671/
Yimpay671/
Hemphy670/

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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
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  • 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 Empaya
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