Jeremaiah Surname

320,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,166 people bear this surname

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

Jeremaiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeremaiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7591:233,39013,618
Papua New Guinea4001:20,3842,148
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Jeremaiah (1,889) may also be a first name.

Jeremaiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jeremaiah is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jeremaiah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeremaiah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 320,495th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,250,039 people. The last name Jeremaiah is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Jeremaiah reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 174,927th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 1,889 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 759 people, or 1 in 233,390. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 16 percent reside, Kogi, where 14 percent reside and Abia, where 10 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 34 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jeremaiah
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