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 in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Empu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Empu is the 1,422,956th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name Empu occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Empu reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 126,757th most widely held first name globally, held by 3,207 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 1,202,265. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: North Sumatra, where 46 percent live, West Java, where 35 percent live and North Kalimantan, where 10 percent live. Excluding Indonesia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 22 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

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
  • 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 Empu
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