Emuya Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Emuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Emuya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emuya occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emuya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Emuya is the 4,427,875th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Emuya are found; 85 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 85 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea Emuya is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gemuya9119/
Jemuya914/
Hemuya912/
Emuyau911/
Emuy89406/
Yemouya831/
Emuye804,400/
Omuya802,891/
Amuya80755/
Emeya80441/
Emaya80410/
Emiya8094/
Emoya8019/
Emuyi8014/
Imuya805/
Emyia805/
Emuja803/
Emuyo801/
Hemaya732,043/
Gemoya73792/
Esmaya73756/
Jemoya73263/
Hemoya73109/
Oemaya7387/
Hamuya7372/
Imuyat7362/
Emeyau7350/
Hemeya7346/
Emayau7342/
Gemaya7340/
Emeyah7323/
Emiyah7323/
Yemeya7321/
Yemaya7318/
Hemiya7316/
Emauyo7313/
Himuya7312/
Emayah7311/
Jemeya738/
Yemiya737/
Esmeya736/
Jemaya735/
Jemiya735/
Gemiya734/
Emeaua734/
Omuyah734/
Amuyah734/
Emuoha733/
Emayas733/
Jimuya733/
Eimaya732/
Hemouy731/
Emayat731/
Emmaya731/
Gemeya731/
Yemoya731/
Gimuya731/
Emaaya731/
Emeyas731/
Emouye731/
Emayaa731/
Emuyoo731/
Esmuyo731/
O'Muya731/
Emuyet731/
Eimiya731/
Emai672,149/
Emou671,907/
Emoy671,067/
Emay671,033/
Emea67844/
Emau67695/
Emeu67511/
Emey67330/
Amuy67324/
Oemayah67264/
Emaa67217/
Emye67185/
Emoa67120/
Emae6781/
Emue6741/
Emui6741/
Emaj6736/
Jemiyah6723/
Jesmaya6720/
Hemmeya6719/
Imuy6719/
Immouya6719/
Hemayat6718/
Etmouyo6711/
Jemeyah676/
Imauyah674/
Hiemaya674/
Hamuhya673/
Emejaya673/
Emmeyah672/
Hemiyah672/
Emuj672/
Jemayah671/
Hemayau671/
Yemayah671/
Emeauyo671/
Emujaja671/
Hiemiya671/
Hemayad671/
Hemeïya671/
Imuyowa671/
Emajaya671/
Eaimaya671/
Ihemiya671/
Ymuy671/
Eamayah671/
Hemmaya671/

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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 Emuya
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