Jeremia Surname

14,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Jeremia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeremia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania32,2181:1,643219
Namibia2,5981:927107
Malawi1,8561:9,2241,421
Nigeria3111:569,59127,605
Zimbabwe1931:79,99111,722
Kenya1231:375,44621,575
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
Indonesia871:1,520,106102,006
Botswana721:30,3746,067
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Lesotho241:84,69010,225
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Zambia151:1,056,66130,252
India91:85,229,487684,495
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jeremia (65,196) may also be a first name.

Jeremia Last Name Facts

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

Jeremia (Bengali: জেরেমিয়া, Oriya: େଜେରମିଆ) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeremia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,764th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 193,088 people. Jeremia 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. Jeremia is also the 14,772nd most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 65,196 people.

This surname is most common 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 reside, Geita Region, where 9 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Jeremia exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 7 percent reside and Malawi, where 5 percent reside.

Jeremia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jeremia has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jeremia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (90%) in Kenya.

In The United States Jeremia are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeremiah9399,741/
Jeremias9339,611/
Jeremiha9344/
Jeremija9339/
Jerehmia939/
Jerremia936/
Jeremhia934/
Jeremiea932/
Jeremmia931/
Jearemia931/
Jeremiaz931/
Jjeremia931/
Djeremia931/
Jeremiay931/
Eremia925,371/
Jerremiah8824/
Jeremaiya8812/
Jereimiah888/
Jeremiaha888/
Jjeremiah885/
Jieremiah884/
Jeremiaah884/
Jeremiahh884/
Jeremmiah883/
Jeiremiah882/
Jeriemiah882/
Jyeremiah882/
Djeremias882/
Jereumiah881/
Jeremiahe881/
Jeretmiah881/
Jgeremiah881/
Hjeremias881/
Jeremayia881/
Jeresmiah881/
Geremia866,683/
Yeremia863,307/
Ieremia861,276/
Eremija86600/
Eremiea8669/
Heremia8665/
Jerimia8657/
Jeremea8612/
Jeromia8610/
Jeramia868/
Seremia867/
Zeremia863/
Jerymia860/
Jeremiasch8274/
Jeremaiyah824/
Jeremiahat821/
Geremias803,459/
Jerimiah801,259/
Ieremias80267/
Yeremias80244/
Yeremiah80124/
Jeramiah8065/
Heremias8043/
Kheremia8034/
Jerimias8030/
Jerimiha809/
Jeremeah805/
Jeromiah805/
Jerrimia802/
Ieremiaș802/
Jeremios802/
Seremiah802/
Jerramia801/
Heremiah801/
Jeramiha801/
Jerimhia801/
Jeremeha801/
Ieremiaş801/
Ieremiea801/
Jeramhia801/
Jerrymia801/
Yeremiay801/
Geresmia801/
Geremiaa801/
Jeremioe801/
Erimia77532/
Eremio775/
Eremya771/
Jerrimiah7544/
Jerimiaha758/
Jerramiah754/
Jerimaiya754/
Djeraimia751/
Jeremjasz751/
Jerrymiah751/
Cheremias751/
Yerimia7151/
Seremio7119/
Heremio7118/
Geremio7111/
Erimiea713/
Gerimia713/
Giremia713/
Yeremea712/
Errimia711/
Yeramia711/
Geremía711/
Ceremio711/
Jerimea711/
Jerimya711/
Erimija711/
Gerimias67142/
Jerémiás6717/
Herimias674/
Zeraimia672/
Yeremyah671/
Errimiah671/
Jerimeah671/
Herimiah671/
Geremyas671/
Giremias671/

Jeremia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jeremia in the Oriya language
େଜେରମିଆejerami'a-
Jeremia in the Bengali language
জেরেমিয়াjeremiya75
যেরেমিয়াyeremiya25

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