Emye Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Emye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 143 | 1:1,238,761 | 49,638 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Emye (18) may also be a first name.
Emye Demographics
Emye Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Emye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Emye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﻴﻪ) is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Emye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,248,410th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. Emye occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Emye reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Emye is also the 2,608,198th most widespread given name globally, borne by 18 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Niger, where 96 percent live, Benue, where 3 percent live and Bayelsa, where 1 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 19 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Emye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Emye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Emye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻣﻴﻪ | amyh | 50 |
| ﺁﻣﻰ | amy | 25 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﻪ | amyh | 25 |
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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
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- 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 Emye
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