Jermah Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Jermah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jermah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jermah (59) may also be a first name.

Jermah Last Name Facts

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

Jermah (Arabic: جرميش) is most common in Liberia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jermah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Jermah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Jermah live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 59 people.

The surname Jermah is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 734,756. In Liberia Jermah is most prevalent in: Bong County, where 100 percent are found. Besides Liberia Jermah occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 22 percent are found and South Sudan, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jermaih9215/
Jermach923/
Jerma91115/
Jermat8340/
Jermai8315/
Jermay836/
Jermea836/
Jermaš832/
Yermah832/
Jermaz831/
Jermas831/
Jerrma831/
Erma801,942/
Jermacz77155/
Yermash7715/
Jearmas771/
Jermasz771/
Jermaid771/
Germeah771/
Jermaux770/
Germa7321,585/
Yerma73330/
Ermay7350/
Jermo7330/
Järma7315/
Errma734/
Ermma733/
Ermaa732/
Ierma731/
Ermai731/
Ýerma731/
Erhma731/
Jermoosh7142/
Jermouth714/
Hiermath711/
Germay673,041/
Jermey67344/
Jermei6749/
Yermas6737/
Germai6732/
Hierma6729/
Germaj6727/
Jermou6719/
Germau6712/
Jermás678/
Jermot675/
Gehrma672/
Yermad672/
Germaa672/
Jermos671/
Jhirma671/
Ermioa671/
Yjrema671/
Iherma671/
Gerrma670/

Jermah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jermah in the Arabic language
جرميشjrmysh-
جرماشjrmash-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jermah
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