Surname إمير (Emir 
, إمير 
) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The family name إمير is characteristic of North Macedonia, where it is quite a common surname, Cyprus, where it is quite a rare surname, and Georgia. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Mexico, Turkey, and Venezuela. More prevalently, إمير is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Emir | Turkey, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| إمير | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Egypt, Iraq |