Emtcheu Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Emtcheu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 111 | 1:187,109 | 19,561 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Emtcheu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emtcheu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Emtcheu is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Emtcheu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,691,963rd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Emtcheu live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 187,109. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 51 percent live, Littoral Region, where 42 percent live and West Region, where 5 percent live. Aside from Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemtcheu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Yemtcheu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Emcheu | 92 | 12 | / |
| Emtche | 92 | 2 | / |
| Heumtcheu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Entcheu | 86 | 154 | / |
| Yemcheu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ymtcheu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Emchu | 83 | 74 | / |
| Hentcheu | 80 | 49 | / |
| Yimtcheu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Yomtcheu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Emchui | 77 | 72 | / |
| Gemchu | 77 | 25 | / |
| Amtche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Entchu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heintcheu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Emcu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yimtche | 71 | 11 | / |
| Entchou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yimcheu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yomtche | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yemchui | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gemchui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ymtchie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yomcheu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Himtche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hemchei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Entchie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Enchu | 67 | 144 | / |
| Yontcheu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hentchey | 67 | 11 | / |
| Imchu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yimtchui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hentchou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amtchoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamtchey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yintcheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emzeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gentchei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hentchei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emcau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Emtcheu
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