Emwe Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Emwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Emwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Emwe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Emwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Emwe are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Emwe is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 50 percent live, Ebonyi, where 25 percent live and Niger, where 25 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emwhe | 89 | 3 | / |
| Eamwe | 89 | 2 | / |
| Emwes | 89 | 1 | / |
| Emw | 86 | 24 | / |
| Hemwet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Esimwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ehmwee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Emwest | 80 | 0 | / |
| Embe | 75 | 1,100 | / |
| Enwe | 75 | 975 | / |
| Amwe | 75 | 477 | / |
| Eemw | 75 | 91 | / |
| Omwe | 75 | 57 | / |
| Emue | 75 | 41 | / |
| Emwa | 75 | 34 | / |
| Emve | 75 | 10 | / |
| Imwe | 75 | 6 | / |
| Emwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ehmw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Emwd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Emwj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hemwech | 73 | 4 | / |
| Emwedsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eamwech | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hembe | 67 | 2,286 | / |
| Homwe | 67 | 1,105 | / |
| Hemwa | 67 | 330 | / |
| Embee | 67 | 97 | / |
| Enweh | 67 | 87 | / |
| Embey | 67 | 85 | / |
| Embea | 67 | 51 | / |
| Heemw | 67 | 25 | / |
| Henwe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Enwei | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gemue | 67 | 17 | / |
| Emver | 67 | 12 | / |
| Emuhe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hamwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eanwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Embei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Enwhe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eembe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Enwey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Emwis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eambe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Esmue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omwea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Enweu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeemw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Embhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehmbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enmbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enwez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eymwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ammwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eitimwes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aimwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ynewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emnue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejjmw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jtmwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eymve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imwie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Emuer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Emvet | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Emwe
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