Around the globe, Émil (Эмил 
, Émil 
) is quite a rare masculine first name. The first name Émil is characteristic of Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common masculine name, Lithuania, where it is a rare male name, and Russia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Kazakhstan. Likewise, Émil is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Эмил | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Lithuania |
| Émil | New Zealand, Canada, South Africa |
Émil is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Emil Svensson , the fictional character in Astrid Lindgren's books, That Boy Emil; Abomination , the fictional character in Marvel Comics; Professor Hamilton , the fictional character who appears in the Superman comics, Man of Steel; Warp , the DC Comics character and Emil Blonsky , the Marvel Cinematic Universe character, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and in many other works.