Emuwa Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Emuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397

Emuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emuwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Emuwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Emuwa? popularity and diffusion

Emuwa is the 1,674,734th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Emuwa reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Emuwa is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 2,160,278. In Nigeria Emuwa is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 32 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Rivers, where 16 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Emuwa Last Name Statistics demography

Emuwa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gemuwa91278/
Emeuwa9132/
Emuwat912/
Amuwa802,237/
Emiwa80321/
Omuwa80141/
Imuwa8013/
Emuwe809/
Emuwo801/
Amauwa73141/
Amuwah7338/
Amuwha7330/
Amuwai7321/
Emueva7312/
Hamuwa738/
Amuwua734/
Emowha731/
Jimuwa731/
Emguva731/
Amuhwa731/
Omeuwa731/
Emoewa731/
Omujwa731/
Emouba731/
Hammuwa6712/
Amauwah678/
Emmubai678/
Ahmouwa675/
Emuibay673/
Emuchua672/
Omohuwa672/
Imuwaha671/
Emuvaya671/
Emuhwoh671/
Hemubai671/
Emiehwa671/
Eamguva671/
Omouwha671/

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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 Emuwa
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