Jerma Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Jerma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 40 | 1:660,632 | 11,024 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1:2,274,424 | 17,661 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Jerma (1,297) may also be a first name.
Jerma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jerma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jerma (Hindi: जेरमा, Marathi: जेरमा) occurs more in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jerma.
How Common Is The Last Name Jerma? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jerma is the 1,701,480th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Jerma reside; 55 percent reside in West Asia and 38 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Jerma is also the 218,571st most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 1,297 people.
Jerma is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 660,632. In Yemen it is most numerous in: Sana'a Governorate, where 88 percent are found, Amanat Al Asimah, where 10 percent are found and Taiz Governorate, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Yemen this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and Iraq, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jerma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jerma in the Hindi language | ||
| जेरमा | jerama | - |
| Jerma in the Marathi language | ||
| जेरमा | jerama | 93.75 |
| जेम | jema | 5.47 |
| जेरया | jeraya | 0.78 |
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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 Jerma
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