Jermaiah Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Jermaiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
Jermaiah (22) may also be a first name.
Jermaiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jermaiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jermaiah is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jermaiah.
How Common Is The Last Name Jermaiah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,034,050th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Jermaiah live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jermaiah is also the 2,301,746th most frequent forename on earth, borne by 22 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Jermaiah is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 47 percent live, Abia, where 40 percent live and Kogi, where 7 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 38 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaih | 93 | 15 | / |
| Jermaia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Jermayah | 88 | 5 | / |
| Jermeiah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Jermai | 86 | 15 | / |
| Jiermaiha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jhermeiah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jermaya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jermeah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jermaid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ermai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yermiyah | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yirmaiah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jermahya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jermoyah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ermaya | 71 | 1,153 | / |
| Jermei | 71 | 49 | / |
| Jermie | 71 | 38 | / |
| Germai | 71 | 32 | / |
| Jermay | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jermea | 71 | 6 | / |
| Germaya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yermaya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jermiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Germaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Germeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jermmie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jermeie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Germaie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jermaux | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Jermaiah
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