Jeramiah Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

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

Jeramiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeramiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Jeramiah (1,112) may also be a first name.

Jeramiah Last Name Facts

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

Jeramiah is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeramiah? popularity and diffusion

Jeramiah is the 2,372,517th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Jeramiah live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 239,142nd most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 1,112 people.

The surname Jeramiah is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kogi, where 27 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 15 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 13 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Jeramiah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jeramiah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jeramiah last name decreased 55 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jeramiah Last Name Statistics demography

Jeramiah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Jeramiah
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