Empey Surname

152,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,877 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Empey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Empey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7281:209,75620,523
Canada9621:38,3014,810
Ireland321:147,1546,785
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
India241:31,961,058386,265
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England121:4,643,172139,951
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:306,21124,200

Empey Last Name Facts

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

Empey is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Empey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 152,896th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,533,036 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Empey reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Empey is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,728 people, or 1 in 209,756. In The United States it is primarily found in: Utah, where 19 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Idaho, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Empey is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 33 percent are found and Ireland, where 1 percent are found.

Empey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Empey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Empey last name grew 1,054 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 14 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Empey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Empey last name is predominantly Anglican (73%) in Ireland.

In The United States Empey are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Empey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.76% more than the national average, earning R 422,436 per year; in United States they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $43,068 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning $48,343 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hempey9186/
Empeyu914/
Emphey912/
Empeys912/
Empe89342/
Empy89104/
Empeyus835/
Hemphey830/
Impey802,768/
Hempe802,641/
Empie80643/
Empay80303/
Hempy80240/
Ampey80230/
Emper80190/
Jempe80167/
Empoy80114/
Empes8074/
Gempe8070/
Empet8062/
Empep8038/
Ompey8035/
Yempe8018/
Empeh8018/
Empez8010/
Jempy805/
Yempy803/
Empee803/
Emphy802/
Emphe802/
Empoe801/
Eampy801/
Empei801/
Empue801/
Empyp801/
Eimpy800/
Empett7386/
Yempie7375/
Hemper7367/
Jempes7367/
Hempfe7352/
Empaya7346/
Inmpey7327/
Hampey7320/
Empoyo7317/
Jeampy736/
Hempie736/
Ampeya733/
Yempes732/
Empech732/
Emperh732/
Jemper731/
Jhempe731/
Empoie731/
Hemphe731/
Gempea731/
Yempay731/
Hiempe731/
Heempe731/
Hempes731/
Empher731/
Empiyo731/
Immpey731/
Empaie731/
Empeit731/
Empiya731/
Ampeyi731/
Hempae731/
Hempei731/
Henpey730/
Hemphy730/
Hempee730/
Himpey730/
Emppie730/
Ampe672,477/
Ebey671,380/
Empi67830/
Evey67692/
Empa67544/
Impe67528/
Hampeyo67410/
Jempets67327/
Ompe67180/
Ampy67163/
Hempfer67128/
Empawie6764/
Jempeji6745/
Jempfer6740/
Hempayi6732/
Hempaye6720/
Ympe6715/
Impy6710/
Hampfey676/
Empayas676/
Hommpey676/
Empayut676/
Iempiya676/
Enpe675/
Gempaya675/
Hempaya675/
Jeampae675/
Empuyau675/
Hempher674/
Empayat674/
Jiempae674/
Eevy672/
Yempets672/
Jempest672/
Jmpy672/
Empayau672/
Empayie672/
Eeby671/
Hamphey671/
Hampeye671/
Hampeya671/
Hiempie671/
Yenmpeu671/
Yiempie671/
Ympy671/
Jeampay671/
Hemphet671/
Hemphoe671/
Enpy670/
Ompy670/
Himphey670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Empey
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