Empele Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Latvia

Empele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Empele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Latvia231:89,13212,995
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Empele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Empele occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Empele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,237,939th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. Empele is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Empele reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Barring The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 32 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Empeles9262/
Empeley9229/
Hempele9213/
Empelie929/
Empiele925/
Emple9167/
Hempeler8663/
Empfiele861/
Hemple83583/
Empole83448/
Empela83101/
Ampele8355/
Impele8353/
Empeli838/
Empale835/
Ompele833/
Empeil831/
Empile831/
Emphel830/
Hemphelle800/
Hampele77128/
Empelis77100/
Himpele7798/
Empiles7735/
Hempale7730/
Ompeile7728/
Heimple7723/
Impeles7717/
Ampeley7715/
Gempeli774/
Empelio773/
Yompele773/
Ampeile772/
Hempile772/
Hemphel771/
Iempile771/
Empeeli771/
Gemphel771/
Yempely771/
Jenpele771/
Impelez771/
Yempela771/
Ampiele771/
Empaleh771/
Impiele771/
Ebele737,799/
Evele733,616/
Imple733/
Himpeler7158/
Hemphell717/
Esinpele713/
Jempelis711/
Yempeeli711/
Impeales711/
Hemphile710/
Hempesly710/
Gebele671,260/
Ebeler67528/
Ampile67354/
Impeli67255/
Ebiele67212/
Hevele67208/
Ampale67162/
Himple67139/
Impole67114/
Ampeli67100/
Empili6770/
Empali6764/
Impela6763/
Hebele6750/
Ebhele6744/
Eveley6724/
Evelle6717/
Ebelet6713/
Ampole6710/
Ebelei676/
Ampely675/
Ompole674/
Heenpelle674/
Eibele673/
Ebelea673/
Empila673/
Ebeles672/
Eveleh672/
Ebgele672/
Ompale671/
Hemphille671/
Henpesley671/
Etbele671/
Eubele671/
Evehle671/
Empaly671/
Ebeile671/
Ebeele671/
Ebelee671/
Hempelytė671/
Ompeli671/
Ebelie671/
Ebesle671/
Impale671/
Anpele671/
Evelee670/
Hempfeild670/
Ebeley670/

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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 Empele
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