Jelemiah Surname
Approximately 570 people bear this surname
Jelemiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 360 | 1:147,060 | 13,405 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Jelemiah (34) may also be a first name.
Jelemiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jelemiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jelemiah occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelemiah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 557,722nd most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. The last name Jelemiah is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jelemiah are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 34 people.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 147,060. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kagera Region, where 52 percent live, Geita Region, where 45 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 37 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.
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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 Jelemiah
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