Irimiah Surname
Approximately 293 people bear this surname
Irimiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 288 | 1:615,079 | 29,261 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
Irimiah (259) may also be a first name.
Irimiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Irimiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Irimiah is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Irimiah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Irimiah is the 908,336th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. Irimiah is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Irimiah live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 553,262nd most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 259 people.
Irimiah is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 615,079. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 35 percent are found, Plateau, where 19 percent are found and Taraba, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrimiah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Irimia | 92 | 18,696 | / |
| Irimiea | 86 | 641 | / |
| Irimias | 86 | 293 | / |
| Irimiaş | 86 | 83 | / |
| Iremiah | 86 | 47 | / |
| Girimia | 86 | 37 | / |
| Irimiaș | 86 | 31 | / |
| Erimiah | 86 | 20 | / |
| Irimița | 86 | 4 | / |
| Irimija | 86 | 2 | / |
| Irimiay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Irumiah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ieremiah | 80 | 10 | / |
| Irimaiya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yirimeah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Herimiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giraimia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Errimiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Erimia | 77 | 532 | / |
| Irimya | 77 | 138 | / |
| Iremia | 77 | 64 | / |
| Yrimia | 77 | 9 | / |
| Irimea | 77 | 3 | / |
| Irumia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jieremiah | 75 | 4 | / |
| Irimioaia | 75 | 4 | / |
| Heiroimia | 75 | 0 | / |
| Erimias | 71 | 1,665 | / |
| Ieremia | 71 | 1,276 | / |
| Eremiah | 71 | 187 | / |
| Irimiás | 71 | 97 | / |
| Irimiță | 71 | 28 | / |
| Jremiah | 71 | 14 | / |
| Giremia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gerimia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Erimiea | 71 | 3 | / |
| Iremeah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eriemia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Errimia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erimija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Herimias | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ieremiaș | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yirimyad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yiremyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieremiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ueremiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jrremiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heremiah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Irimiah
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