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
Jeremia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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 or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jeremia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jeremia is the 14,764th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 193,088 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Jeremia live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Jeremia is also the 14,772nd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 65,196 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 32,218 people, or 1 in 1,643. In Tanzania Jeremia is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 9 percent live, Geita Region, where 9 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 7 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 7 percent live and Malawi, where 5 percent live.
Jeremia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Jeremia has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Jeremia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (90%) in Kenya.
In The United States Jeremia are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered with 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
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 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Jeremia
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis