Empire Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Greece

Empire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Empire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2981:594,43928,543
Greece261:426,14656,152
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Empire (962) may also be a first name.

Empire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Empire (Arabic: لمبير) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Empire? popularity and diffusion

The last name Empire is the 809,613th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 21,123,321 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Empire reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Empire is also the 260,092nd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 962 people.

Empire is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 298 people, or 1 in 594,439. In Nigeria Empire is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 52 percent live, Delta, where 34 percent live and Edo, where 9 percent live. Besides Nigeria Empire is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 8 percent live and Egypt, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Empaire9228/
Empireu923/
Empires921/
Empiere921/
Hempire921/
Empeire921/
Empir9136/
Empre9113/
Hemphire862/
Eempaire862/
Ampire831,863/
Empere8363/
Empira8322/
Empure8314/
Hempre837/
Empare833/
Empyre833/
Empiri832/
Empair832/
Ompire831/
Impire831/
Empier831/
D'Empaire8040/
Jempierre8026/
Ampaire775,916/
Ampeire774,747/
Emperer7726/
Empirio7723/
Impires775/
Ampiere775/
Empiroa773/
Hempira772/
Empitri772/
Hampire772/
Yompire772/
Empiris771/
Impiere771/
Ompaire771/
Ompiere771/
Emperes771/
Ampirhe771/
Hemphir770/
Jeampierre75207/
Ebire731,071/
Emper73190/
Evire7380/
Impir731/
Gimpirea71134/
Hamphire713/
Jeanpire712/
Ompierre712/
Aampaire711/
Ampairee711/
Aimpaire711/
Gempfere711/
Yimpaire711/
Huimpire711/
D'Empair711/
Genpiere710/
Gebire673,220/
Ampere671,081/
Ebiere67340/
Ampiri67132/
Empera67116/
Hemper6767/
Ebirie6766/
Emperi6762/
Empert6753/
Impere6744/
Jeanpiere6741/
Ebeire6729/
Gemper6723/
Hevire679/
Ampure679/
Enpure676/
Impure676/
Ebaire676/
Ompiri674/
Hebire673/
Emperh672/
Impira672/
Ompure671/
Jemperrie671/
Jenpierre671/
Empher671/
Ompere671/
Impiri671/
Ejbire671/
Eibire671/
Jeanpirre671/
Heamperes670/

Empire Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Empire in the Arabic language
لمبيرlmbyr-

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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 Empire
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