Jema Surname
Approximately 4,502 people bear this surname
Jema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,898 | 1:33,660 | 3,918 |
| Indonesia | 674 | 1:196,215 | 18,668 |
| India | 342 | 1:2,242,881 | 74,195 |
| Thailand | 148 | 1:477,286 | 83,618 |
| Zimbabwe | 101 | 1:152,854 | 19,365 |
| Tanzania | 77 | 1:687,553 | 39,898 |
| Mauritania | 47 | 1:87,125 | 5,595 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Jema (92,458) may also be a first name.
Jema Demographics
Average Jema Salary in
United States
$44,688 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jema (Georgian: ჯემა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻤﻊ, Hindi: जेमा, Marathi: जेमा, Oriya: େଜମା) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jema? popularity and diffusion
Jema is the 104,289th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,618,735 people. Jema occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Jema are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 10,938th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 92,458 people.
The last name Jema is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,898 people, or 1 in 33,660. Aside from Ethiopia this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.
Jema Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Jema earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.53% more than the national average, earning R 293,544 per year and in United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jema in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯემა | jema | - |
| Jema in the Marathi language | ||
| जेमा | jema | 99.93 |
| जेमां | jemam | 0.07 |
| Jema in the Hindi language | ||
| जेमा | jema | 99.47 |
| जेम्स | jemsa | 0.27 |
| झेमा | jhema | 0.27 |
| Jema in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜମା | ejama | 70.69 |
| େଯମା | eyama | 26.09 |
| ମହା | maha | 0.9 |
| ଜାଲ | jala | 0.1 |
| ମାହା | maha | 0.08 |
| େମରୀ | emari | 0.03 |
| ମଶା | masa | 0.02 |
| ମହ | maha | 0.01 |
| େଜମ | ejama | 0.01 |
| େଦଇ | eda'i | 0.01 |
| େଯାମା | eyama | 0.01 |
| ଜିମା | jima | 0.01 |
| ମଲ | mala | 0.01 |
| େମାଚି | emaci | 0 |
| େଜାମା | ejama | 0 |
| େଯମ | eyama | 0 |
| େସାମା | esama | 0 |
| ମାହ | maha | 0 |
| େଚମା | ecama | 0 |
| ଜାମା | jama | 0 |
| େଦମା | edama | 0 |
| ମାଲ | mala | 0 |
| Jema in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻤﻊ | jm | 34.62 |
| ﺟﻤﻌﻪ | jmh | 30.77 |
| ﺍﺟﻤﻪ | ajmh | 15.38 |
| ﺍﺟﻢ | ajm | 7.69 |
| ﺟﻢ | jm | 3.85 |
| ﺟﻤﻌﺎ | jma | 3.85 |
| ﺟﻤﺎ | jma | 3.85 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jema
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