Joema Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Joema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
The alternate forms: Jõema (42) are calculated separately.
Joema (299) may also be a first name.
Joema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Joema occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Jõema. For other potential spellings of Joema click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Joema? popularity and diffusion
The surname Joema is the 3,957,383rd most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Joema reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Joema is also the 509,704th most prevalent given name globally, held by 299 people.
It is most frequent in Liberia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 400,776. In Liberia Joema is mostly concentrated in: Bomi County, where 64 percent are found, Grand Cape Mount County, where 9 percent are found and Lofa County, where 9 percent are found. Beside Liberia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Joema
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