Jermaya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Jermaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Jermaya (26) may also be a first name.
Jermaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jermaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jermaya (Arabic: جرمايا) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jermaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jermaya is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Jermaya live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 26 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 25 percent live, Borno, where 25 percent live and Niger, where 25 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jermayah | 93 | 5 | / |
| Jermahya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ermaya | 92 | 1,153 | / |
| Jermay | 92 | 6 | / |
| Hermaya | 86 | 599 | / |
| Yermaya | 86 | 21 | / |
| Germaya | 86 | 21 | / |
| Jermiya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sermaya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Jermaia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jermy | 83 | 1,193 | / |
| Jerma | 83 | 115 | / |
| Ermay | 83 | 50 | / |
| Jermaiah | 80 | 24 | / |
| Hermayah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Djirmaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jermoyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khermaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Germay | 77 | 3,041 | / |
| Jermey | 77 | 344 | / |
| Ermiya | 77 | 59 | / |
| Hermay | 77 | 50 | / |
| Sermay | 77 | 34 | / |
| Jermai | 77 | 15 | / |
| Zermay | 77 | 10 | / |
| Jermea | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jerrma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jerrmy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jearmy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Jairemaya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jiermaiha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ermy | 73 | 16 | / |
| Germaye | 71 | 36 | / |
| Djirmay | 71 | 34 | / |
| Ghermay | 71 | 25 | / |
| Hermaja | 71 | 15 | / |
| Jermaih | 71 | 15 | / |
| Sermaye | 71 | 10 | / |
| Hermiya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Girmaya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Germiya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Djermai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Djermey | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sermaja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yermiya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jirmiya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jermaid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yermuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zermayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jirmaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jermeah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sermoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jirmaiy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jermaux | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jermeys | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jerme | 67 | 416 | / |
| Yerma | 67 | 330 | / |
| Ermey | 67 | 199 | / |
| Jermi | 67 | 96 | / |
| Germy | 67 | 92 | / |
| Djirmaye | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ermoy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Järma | 67 | 15 | / |
| Yermy | 67 | 10 | / |
| S'Remaya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ermyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yermiyah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djermeye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djermmey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ermiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jermiyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ierma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jermeiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ermai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jermé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khermaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ýerma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sermayeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sermađaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ermae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iermy | 67 | 0 | / |
Jermaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jermaya in the Arabic language | ||
| جرمايا | jrmaya | - |
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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 Jermaya
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