Emum Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Emum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Emum (52) may also be a first name.

Emum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emum is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Emum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Emum is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Emum live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Emum is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 52 people.

The last name Emum is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Emum is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 33 percent are found, Cross River, where 33 percent are found and Niger, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emume8930/
Emaum8918/
Jemum897/
Eumum896/
Gemum895/
Aemum892/
Hemum892/
Yemum891/
Gemgum8015/
Jemume803/
Hemoum803/
Hemmum801/
Emmume801/
Emun752,243/
Amum75293/
Emom75193/
Imum75118/
Omum7528/
Jmum751/
Hemoume733/
Hemhoum731/
Yemgoum731/
Emmaume731/
Emune67209/
Esmun6763/
Hemun6760/
Emmon6742/
Emoun6736/
Emung6721/
Hamum6720/
Jimum6711/
Emund6710/
Emmun6710/
Gemun6710/
Yimum677/
Jemom676/
Imaum676/
Imume675/
Ismum675/
Imoum674/
Emuun672/
Ajmum672/
Etmun672/
Amaum672/
Ammum672/
Eamom671/
Omoum671/
Himum671/
Eimun671/
Aamum671/
Hemom671/
Hymum671/
Ejiemeum671/
Emaun671/
Yemom671/
Yomum671/
Iemun671/
Emeun671/
Amhum670/

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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 Emum
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