Jerimiya Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jerimiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerimiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Jerimiya (45) may also be a first name.

Jerimiya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jerimiya (Oriya: େଜରିମିୟ) is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerimiya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Jerimiya live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most widespread first name in the world, held by 45 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Jerimiya is most prevalent in: Niger, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jerimiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jerimiya in the Oriya language
େଜରିମିୟejarimiya66.67
ଜିରିମିୟjirimiya33.33

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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
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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 Jerimiya
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