Geremiah Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Guyana

Geremiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geremiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania251:2,117,66547,926
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Geremiah (160) may also be a first name.

Geremiah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Geremiah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Geremiah is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geremiah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,333,370th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Geremiah live; 37 percent live in East Africa and 37 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 725,185th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 160 people.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 2,117,665. In Tanzania Geremiah is primarily concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 36 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 16 percent are found and Kagera Region, where 16 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Geremiah is found in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 31 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.

Geremiah Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Geremiah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.59% less than the national average, earning R 41,364 per year and in Canada they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning $53,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geremia936,683/
Geremias883,459/
Goremiah888/
Geremiaa881/
Geresmia881/
Gerimiah881/
Geramiah881/
Geremio8011/
Goremia804/
Geramia804/
Giremia803/
Gerimia803/
Geremía801/
Gerimias75142/
Giramiah7510/
Giremias751/
Geremyas751/
Goremaiya7134/
Goraymiah714/
Gheraimia714/
Gueraimia714/
Giramia677,216/
Garamia67164/
Girimia6737/
Gérémia673/
Geromio672/
Garomia671/
Gorimia671/
Girimias6312/
Gharamia634/
Giraamia634/
Giraimia631/
Gérémias631/
Girrimias591/
Gorimaiya591/
Goramaiya591/
Giramya5324/
Goromio5310/
Gerameo531/
Giramio531/
Garimya531/
Geromeo531/

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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 Geremiah
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