Jerimah Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Jerimah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 113 | 1:1,567,635 | 58,980 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jerimah (260) may also be a first name.
Jerimah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jerimah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jerimah (Arabic: جريميه) is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jerimah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,604,449th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Jerimah are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jerimah is also the 552,051st most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 260 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 1,567,635. In Nigeria Jerimah is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 12 percent live, Nasarawa, where 11 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 10 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jerimah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jerimah in the Arabic language | ||
| جريميه | jrymyh | - |
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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 Jerimah
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