Jemaima Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jemaima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jemaima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Jemaima (1,137) may also be a first name.

Jemaima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jemaima is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Jemaima.

How Common Is The Last Name Jemaima? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Jemaima is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Jemaima reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 236,070th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 1,137 people.

The last name Jemaima is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 25 percent reside, Niger, where 25 percent reside and Rivers, where 25 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside and Ghana, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jemaimah932/
Jemima92555/
Jemama9215/
Emaima922/
Jemimah86748/
Djemama86588/
Jehmama8657/
Jemimat8633/
Jimaima8615/
Jemamat864/
Jemamad864/
Jemamma863/
Jemimas863/
Jemimma863/
Jemmima862/
Jemiema862/
Djemima862/
Jeemima861/
Jemamas861/
Gemaima861/
Emajima861/
Jemihma861/
Emama83358/
Emima83139/
Djemamaa80534/
Jehmamah80157/
Jemimaha803/
Semaimai803/
Jemimmah802/
Jemmimah802/
Jehmamad802/
Jeemamma801/
Jimmaima801/
Chemaima801/
Djemamea801/
Jeamamad801/
Jheimima801/
Yemima77564/
Hemama77332/
Semama77247/
Zemama77171/
Emioma7798/
Yemama7756/
Gemima7753/
Jemamo7725/
Semima7723/
Jemema7716/
Emaema7715/
Hemima7714/
Jemame7713/
Jemimi7712/
Emaimo778/
Emeima777/
Emeama777/
Jemami776/
Gemama775/
Emaime772/
Emamma772/
Jemimo772/
Emmima772/
Emamai772/
Ehmama771/
Zemima771/
Jimima771/
Emaama771/
Emgima771/
Cemama771/
Chehmaima751/
Chemama711,026/
Scemama71731/
Semamai71185/
Emayoma7153/
Simaima7132/
Ihemama7130/
Emiomah7118/
Hemamma7116/
Hemeima7114/
Zimaima717/
Emiyoma717/
Gimaima717/
Emyioma716/
Seimima714/
Jememat714/
Jemimit714/
Chemima714/
Jemmajimmi711/
Hemamad711/
Hemimma711/
Ehmeima711/
Gemamaz711/
Yemamma711/
Khemama711/
Siemima711/
Emajama711/
Emajuma711/
Djemema711/
Zeemama711/
Hemamai711/
Jimmama711/
Jemimer711/
Cehmama711/
Jaimamo711/
Emami6753,324/
Ajjemami67171/
Emame67147/
Emimi67134/
Chemamat6778/
Ihemamma6775/
Emamy6773/
Chimaima6766/
Chemamah6738/
Chehmama6733/
Zemayema6726/
Emime6720/
Emamo6718/
Iheamama6711/
Gemajime6711/
Ziemaema677/
Seemamma677/
Semoyama677/
Heemamad674/
Cehmamah674/
Emimo673/
Djemmama673/
Jaymamma672/
Djemouma672/
Chemamad672/
Chemaema671/
Hemeimma671/
Jimmamma671/
Emimy671/
Yemmimat671/
Simaiama671/
Seumaama671/
Semujama671/
Hemeimas671/
Jimeyima671/
Jememaih671/
Emjma671/
Jemammis671/
Emaemaya671/
Emayamma671/
Semayama671/
Jemamesh671/
Emgaimme671/
Cheamama671/
Chemahma671/

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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 Jemaima
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