Jeremia Surname
Approximately 37,742 people bear this surname
Jeremia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 32,218 | 1:1,643 | 219 |
| Namibia | 2,598 | 1:927 | 107 |
| Malawi | 1,856 | 1:9,224 | 1,421 |
| Nigeria | 311 | 1:569,591 | 27,605 |
| Zimbabwe | 193 | 1:79,991 | 11,722 |
| Kenya | 123 | 1:375,446 | 21,575 |
| South Africa | 106 | 1:511,110 | 41,270 |
| Indonesia | 87 | 1:1,520,106 | 102,006 |
| Botswana | 72 | 1:30,374 | 6,067 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Lesotho | 24 | 1:84,690 | 10,225 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Zambia | 15 | 1:1,056,661 | 30,252 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Jeremia (65,196) may also be a first name.
Jeremia Demographics
Average Jeremia Salary in
United States
$43,894 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jeremia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jeremia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jeremia (Bengali: জেরেমিয়া, Oriya: େଜେରମିଆ) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jeremia? popularity and diffusion
Jeremia is the 14,764th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 193,088 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Jeremia reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 14,772nd most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 65,196 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 32,218 people, or 1 in 1,643. In Tanzania Jeremia is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 9 percent are found, Geita Region, where 9 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 7 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 7 percent are found and Malawi, where 5 percent are found.
Jeremia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Jeremia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jeremia last name expanded 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Jeremia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (90%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Jeremia surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.
The amount Jeremia earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.42% less than the national average, earning R 105,948 per year and in United States they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $43,894 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jeremia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremia in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜେରମିଆ | ejerami'a | - |
| Jeremia in the Bengali language | ||
| জেরেমিয়া | jeremiya | 75 |
| যেরেমিয়া | yeremiya | 25 |
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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 Jeremia
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