Jemimah Surname

453,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Jemimah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jemimah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6191:74,6046,976
Nigeria1001:1,771,42864,453
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Jemimah (33,904) may also be a first name.

Jemimah Last Name Facts

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

Jemimah (Oriya: େଜମିମା) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jemimah.

How Common Is The Last Name Jemimah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 453,475th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,742,708 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Jemimah live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Jemimah is also the 25,354th most frequently held forename globally, held by 33,904 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 619 people, or 1 in 74,604. In Kenya it is most common in: Samburu County, where 27 percent reside, Kajiado County, where 20 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent reside.

Jemimah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Jemimah surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jemimaha933/
Jemmimah932/
Jemimmah932/
Jemaimah932/
Jemima92555/
Jemimat8633/
Emiomah8618/
Jemaima867/
Jemimma863/
Jemimas863/
Jemmima862/
Jemiema862/
Jeemima861/
Jemihma861/
Emima83139/
Jememaih801/
Jheimima801/
Yemima77564/
Emioma7798/
Jemuma7763/
Gemima7753/
Jemema7716/
Emeima777/
Emaima772/
Emmima772/
Jemimo772/
Emgima771/
Ememmah716/
Jememat714/
Yememah711/
Gemaima711/
Ehmeima711/
Emema67201/
Emimo673/
Emjma671/
Yemmimat671/

Jemimah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jemimah in the Oriya language
େଜମିମାejamima-

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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 Jemimah
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