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 surname Emum is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Emum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Emum is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Emum are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly held forename on earth, held by 52 people.

The last name Emum is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 33 percent are found, Cross River, where 33 percent are found and Niger, where 33 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common 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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