Emu Surname

20,979th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Emu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh20,9071:7,622686
Ethiopia2,2541:43,2774,742
Nigeria1,4351:123,4448,108
Indonesia7111:186,00417,865
India2031:3,778,647104,625
Kenya1991:232,06016,320
Uganda1031:379,02224,191
Malaysia401:737,35634,564
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
China71:195,331,65210,124
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Emu (6,335) may also be a first name.

Emu Last Name Facts

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

Emu (Hindi: ेमु, Marathi: अेमु, Oriya: ଏମୁ, Tibetan: ཨི་མུ་) is borne by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 20,979th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 280,161 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Emu are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Emu is also the 82,764th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 6,335 people.

The last name is most common in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 20,907 people, or 1 in 7,622. Barring Bangladesh this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.

Emu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Emu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Emu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hemu862,352/
Emou861,907/
Gemu861,835/
Jemu861,078/
Emus86794/
Emau86695/
Eumu86579/
Emuh86560/
Emeu86511/
Emuy86406/
Yemu86176/
Emud86161/
Eemu86154/
Emuu86124/
Emut8693/
Eimu8672/
Emmu8653/
Emui8641/
Aemu8626/
Eamu8612/
Esmu863/
Emhu862/
Emuj862/
Emgu861/
Oemu861/
Iemu861/
Hemou751,842/
Emoud751,259/
Hemus75735/
Emaus75713/
Emout75354/
Emous75146/
Jemou75145/
Emuss75127/
Jemus75122/
Emmou75120/
Yemau75100/
Emauz7594/
Jemut7574/
Jemau7563/
Yemou7561/
Hemau7554/
Jehmu7544/
Emouh7541/
Emush7537/
Esmus7535/
Emmus7521/
Jemmu7518/
Emeus7518/
Emuut7518/
Hiemu7516/
Esmau7515/
Geymu7514/
Hemut7514/
Eimut7512/
Eamus7512/
Heimu7512/
Gemou7512/
Yemuh7512/
Hemmu7511/
Emuhe7510/
Ijemu7510/
Jemuu759/
Emmau759/
Esmud759/
Jeamu758/
Jemui758/
Yemut757/
Gemmu756/
Etmus755/
Jemuh755/
Ihemu755/
Emuch754/
Emeue754/
Emahu754/
Eamut753/
Yemus753/
Yemeu753/
Haemu752/
Heemu752/
Heamu752/
Jesmu752/
Gemau752/
Eimau752/
Jemud752/
Eimus751/
Jeymu751/
Eamud751/
Eemou751/
Eymud751/
Aaemu751/
Hemud751/
Emmeu751/
Emmuh751/
Emmui751/
Emaud751/
Emaux751/
Ejmut751/
Aemou751/
Eamau751/
Ehmuu751/
Gemgu751/
Geimu751/
Yesmu751/
Esmut751/
Hemuu751/
Emoux750/
Emmut750/
Eumau750/
Hemup750/
Amu6719,718/
Imu675,028/
Omu673,122/
Heumou67449/
Jemahu67160/
Hemoud67158/
Emmaus67120/
Yetmou67113/
Hemous6769/
Ehmoud6738/
Emmoud6732/
Eimuth6726/
Hemouh6721/
Hemuss6718/
Heumeu6718/
Esmhou6717/
Hemmou6716/
Yemhou6713/
Gemouh6712/
Jemaus6711/
Yemgou6711/
Ojiemu6711/
Ymu6710/
Hemout678/
Jemaut678/
Emmous678/
Eimuss678/
Yemmou676/
Ajiemu676/
Emoutt676/
Emmout675/
Jemoud674/
Esmous673/
Jemmou673/
Haehmu672/
Aiyemu672/
Esmuch672/
Gemmeu672/
Easmus672/
Jehmuh672/
Jeamud672/
Heamus671/
Jeimut671/
Hemauu671/
Hemeux671/
Hemmut671/
Hemouy671/
Eamuth671/
Ehimuh671/
Emault671/
Emaust671/
Emeutt671/
Emmuis671/
Emouhe671/
Yethmu671/
Emouch671/
Hyiemu671/
Emmuch671/
Hemaut671/
Jeamus671/
Jemaux671/
Jemmuh671/
Jeumou671/
Jiemuh671/
Heimau671/
Oyiemu671/
Yemouh671/
Yemout671/
Yiemou671/
Gehmuh671/
Gehåmu671/
Geimui671/
Gemgou671/
Giemou671/
Emmouh671/
Eummou671/
Eemoud671/
Jeimuu671/
Oheemu671/
Ayiemu671/
Jemous671/
Jemuis671/
Jehmud671/
Heamut671/
Emmeus670/
Emhout670/
Heymus670/
Hemuip670/
Emouds670/
Emeuch670/
Hiemus670/

Emu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emu in the Tibetan language
ཨི་མུ་imu-
Emu in the Oriya language
ଏମୁemu-
Emu in the Hindi language
ेमुemu63.64
एमुemu18.18
एमूemu15.15
ऐमूaimu3.03
Emu in the Marathi language
अेमुaemu40
एमूemu40
एमुemu20

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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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  • 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 Emu
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