Jeremiya Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Jeremiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeremiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Jeremiya (279) may also be a first name.

Jeremiya Last Name Facts

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

Jeremiya (Bengali: জেরেমিয়া, Marathi: जेरेमीया) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeremiya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,839,022nd most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Jeremiya are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 531,524th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 279 people.

Jeremiya is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,289,945. In South Africa Jeremiya is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent are found, Gauteng, where 17 percent are found and Western Cape, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.

Jeremiya Last Name Statistics demography

Jeremiya earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.63% less than the national average, earning R 174,360 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Eremiya93180/
Yeremiya88367/
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Jeremija8839/
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Eremiyah881/
Jeremaiah821,166/
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Jeremayah8224/
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Jeremie8035,983/
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Erimiya80115/
Eremeia8068/
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Jeremey8019/
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Jeremea8012/
Jereimaiah783/
Jeriemahia781/
Jeremaih752,093/
Heremaia75253/
Jerimaya75155/
Jerimaia7535/
Geremaia7512/
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Jeremeah755/
Yerimiya754/
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Jeramaia751/
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Jerremie751/
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Jerimaiah71109/
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Jerimahia7125/
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Yerramiya7111/
Jeremahie7110/
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Seremaiah714/
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Jeromaiah711/
Djeremaye711/
Jeremaihs711/
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Geremeias711/
Ieremie67828/
Ereemye6759/
Jerimie6737/
Erimuya6735/
Jeromey6721/
Jerimai6710/
Jeromei679/
Eremeea679/
Heremei679/
Eremoye678/
Erimeya677/
Erimoya677/
Jerrimaiah677/
Geremei675/
Jerimay674/
Seremei674/
Jeramey673/
Jeromay673/
Seremai672/
Jeramai672/
Erimaya672/
Yeremea672/
Jerimahiah672/
Yeremye672/
Geremey671/
Jeremee671/
Ieremai671/
Erimeia671/
Seremau671/
Eremaih671/
Jerrymaiah671/
Jeromea671/
Zeremai671/
Geremai671/
Eremeey671/
Jerimea671/
Eremeji671/
Eremhea671/
Geremay671/

Jeremiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jeremiya in the Bengali language
জেরেমিয়াjeremiya-
Jeremiya in the Marathi language
जेरेमीयाjeremiya-

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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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  • 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 Jeremiya
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