Jeremias Surname

14,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Jeremias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeremias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique16,6861:1,634386
Angola16,1701:1,669301
Brazil2,0491:104,4773,931
Philippines1,1011:91,95116,007
Germany8971:89,75011,296
Peru5801:54,8004,507
Portugal4811:21,6601,486
United States4421:820,04362,958
Indonesia2091:632,77149,860
Tanzania2071:255,75720,606
Switzerland931:88,3119,808
Spain861:543,62826,445
Namibia791:30,4994,636
Argentina731:585,52641,795
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Romania571:352,24330,194
Ecuador541:294,5538,948
Israel421:203,75319,703
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England141:3,979,861125,553
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Czechia111:966,67976,885
India101:76,706,538639,611
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Wales61:515,75523,171
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Jeremiás (117), Jeremiaš (34), Jeremías (10) & Jerémiás (17) are calculated separately.

Jeremias (146,846) may also be a first name.

Jeremias Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jeremias (Hindi: जेरेमियस, Marathi: जेरीिमयास, Oriya: େଜେରମିଆସ) occurs most in Mozambique. It can also occur as: Jeremiás, Jeremiaš, Jeremías or Jerémiás. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeremias? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,071st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 183,978 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Jeremias live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 7,142nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 146,846 people.

Jeremias is most common in Mozambique, where it is held by 16,686 people, or 1 in 1,634. Besides Mozambique this last name occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 41 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Jeremias Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jeremias has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jeremias last name increased 4,911 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jeremias Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jeremias surname are 9.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.79% registered with the political party.

The amount Jeremias earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 23.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,807 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.11% less than the national average, earning R 170,844 per year; in United States they earn 3.89% more than the national average, earning $44,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.49% more than the national average, earning $58,375 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeremiás96117/
Jeremiaš9634/
Jeremías9610/
Jeremiasz9466/
Jeremiahs942/
Djeremias942/
Hjeremias941/
Jeremia9337,742/
Eremias9381/
Jerémiás9217/
Jeremiasse89139/
Jeremiasch8974/
Jeremiah8899,741/
Geremias883,459/
Ieremias88267/
Yeremias88244/
Jeremiha8844/
Heremias8843/
Jeremija8839/
Jerimias8830/
Jeromias8823/
Jerehmia889/
Jerremia886/
Jeremhia884/
Jeremiea882/
Jeremios882/
Jeremmia881/
Jearemia881/
Jeremiaz881/
Jjeremia881/
Seremias881/
Djeremia881/
Jeremiay881/
Ceremias881/
Jeramias880/
Eremia865,371/
Jeremiasová8411/
Jeremiasova843/
Jerremiah8224/
Jeremijaš8219/
Jeremaiya8212/
Jereimiah828/
Jeremiaha828/
Jjeremiah825/
Jieremiah824/
Jeremiaah824/
Jeremiahh824/
Jeremmiah823/
Jeiremiah822/
Jeriemiah822/
Jyeremiah822/
Eremiasch822/
Jereumiah821/
Jeremiahe821/
Jeretmiah821/
Jgeremiah821/
Jeremiarz821/
Jeremjasz821/
Cheremias821/
Jeremayia821/
Jeresmiah821/
Geremia806,683/
Yeremia803,307/
Erimias801,665/
Ieremia801,276/
Eremija80600/
Eremiea8069/
Jerimia8057/
Eremiás8042/
Eremiaš8023/
Jeremea8012/
Seremia807/
Zeremia803/
Eremyas801/
Jerymia800/
Jeremaiyah784/
Jeremiahat781/
Jerimiah751,259/
Gerimias75142/
Yeremiah75124/
Jerimiha759/
Jeremeah755/
Herimias754/
Geremías754/
Jerrimia752/
Ieremiaș752/
Seremiah752/
Jerimhia751/
Jeremeha751/
Ieremiaş751/
Ieremiea751/
Jerrymia751/
Yeremiay751/
Geresmia751/
Ereemyas751/
Geremiaa751/
Geremyas751/
Jeremioe751/
Giremias751/
Geremeas750/
Jeremiašová7426/
Ieremiasová741/
Erimia71532/
Jerrimiah7144/
Jerimiaha718/
Eremio715/
Jerimaiya714/
Jérémiasz712/
Djeraimia711/
Jerrymiah711/
Eremya711/
Eremiáš67164/
Yerimia6751/
Seremio6719/
Geremio6711/
Erimyas679/
Erimiea673/
Gerimia673/
Giremia673/
Yeremea672/
Errimia671/
Geremía671/
Ceremio671/
Jerimea671/
Jerimya671/
Erimija671/

Jeremias Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jeremias in the Hindi language
जेरेमियसjeremiyasa-
Jeremias in the Oriya language
େଜେରମିଆସejerami'asa66.67
େଯେରମିଆସeyerami'asa33.33
Jeremias in the Marathi language
जेरीिमयासjeriimayasa25
जेरमायसjeramayasa25
जेरेमायसjeremayasa25
जेरेमाईसjerema'isa25

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