Empu Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Empu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Empu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1101:1,202,26584,863
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Empu (3,207) may also be a first name.

Empu Last Name Facts

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

Empu (Hindi: ऐम्पू) is found most in Indonesia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Empu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Empu is the 1,422,956th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Empu are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 95 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Empu is also the 126,757th most numerous first name internationally, held by 3,207 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 1,202,265. In Indonesia Empu is primarily concentrated in: North Sumatra, where 46 percent reside, West Java, where 35 percent reside and North Kalimantan, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 22 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jempu89122/
Empud8999/
Empau8928/
Emput8928/
Hempu8920/
Oempu896/
Eumpu894/
Empui894/
Empuh893/
Gempu893/
Yempu891/
Jemput8057/
Jempau8017/
Hemput808/
Yempou801/
Esempu801/
Ampu75376/
Ompu75104/
Impu7538/
Jmpu751/
Jempaut7359/
Emphoux739/
Yenmpeu731/
Yemphou731/
Hampu671,074/
Yenpu67232/
Gimpu67144/
Ampou6794/
Ampuy6760/
Țîmpu6758/
Ampau6739/
Jimpu6733/
Imppu6727/
Yompu6725/
Amphu6720/
Eunpu6715/
Ompou6714/
Jenpu6710/
Impau6710/
Impus6710/
Omphu6710/
Hympu678/
Impui678/
Imput677/
Hompu675/
Ampuh675/
Genpu675/
Ompeu675/
Impou673/
Ampui672/
Ompuh672/
Jeampoux672/
Aampu671/
Ismpu671/
Itmpu671/
Impuy671/
Hämpu671/
Hempushp671/
Amppu671/
Ampeu671/
Yimpu671/
Empoe671/
Åimpu671/

Empu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Empu in the Hindi language
ऐम्पूaimpu33.33
एम्पूempu33.33
एम्पुempu33.33

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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 Empu
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