E-M

Spellings & scripts●(measured from records)

Locally spelled Em in US United States.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

E-M is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate name6 spellings in the group

  Also written Em, Ém, ̳em, Eṃ, Ēm

• French given name23 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Canada

  Also written Em, Ém, Em', Êm, Ëm

• Arabic given name16 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Egypt, Israel, Tunisia, Algeria

  Also written Êm, Ëm, Ém, Èm, Ęm

• Portuguese surname33 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, Portugal, Peru, Mexico

  Languages: Portuguese, Spanish

  Also written Em, E'M, Ém, Êm, Èm

• Korean surname7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in South Korea

  Also written Em, 엠, 이엠, Ieem, Èm

14 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

E-M is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Akan, fi, a-, n. a whole, entirety, totality; bo no mu, say it at once- mebo no amu maka se: / will gather or sum it up in these words:.., mu, mo, t\ F. — ratio, to be bad, amu, o dead (human) body, corpse; a more decent expression than efunu

  as a word·Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)

• In Akan, li, the interior or middle part of tfie body, the chest, thorax, rump, back; espec. the upper part of the bach cf akyi; gyare n6 vitiy he has a disease of t/ie chest or lungs; ne md bu fanh, his rump

  as a word·Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)

• In Akan, e, mint, Menta, an aromatic herb used as a medicine; Mt.23^S. ebinom due suman a, wode fra akoko noa na wodi

  as a word·Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)

• In Icelandic, abbreviation of einhverjum

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

In which country does E-M have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 885 people named E-M, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled em.

Where is E-M most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, E-M is densest in Croatia — about 1 in 325 thousand people — even though United States holds more of our records for it.

How common is the name E-M?

In the United States, the national register counted 885 people named E-M in 2010, about 1 in 376 thousand residents.