Mjema Surname
Approximately 11,187 people bear this surname
Mjema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 11,149 | 1:4,749 | 643 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Mjema (102) may also be a first name.
Mjema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mjema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mjema is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mjema? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mjema is the 46,336th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 651,430 people. Mjema occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mjema reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 935,178th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 102 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 11,149 people, or 1 in 4,749. In Tanzania Mjema is most common in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 30 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 11 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Finland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mjemah | 91 | 65 | / |
| Mjemas | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mujjema | 83 | 13 | / |
| Maijema | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mjemmas | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mujyema | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mhema | 80 | 6,304 | / |
| Mgema | 80 | 6,107 | / |
| Msema | 80 | 2,356 | / |
| Miema | 80 | 942 | / |
| Mjima | 80 | 735 | / |
| Mzema | 80 | 41 | / |
| Myema | 80 | 25 | / |
| Mjemi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Maijemaa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Moijemah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mshema | 73 | 175 | / |
| Meimah | 73 | 37 | / |
| Myemga | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mäemat | 73 | 19 | / |
| Myemah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mkhema | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mehema | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mhemas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Msemma | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mgijma | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mijima | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mhemad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Maaema | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mehima | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mhemai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mzemea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mjaima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miemai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mjemje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mjeeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mietma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhemma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Majjeme | 67 | 35 | / |
| Miesmaa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mheimad | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mehaima | 67 | 20 | / |
| M'Heima | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mhijima | 67 | 17 | / |
| Meheima | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mhemhai | 67 | 8 | / |
| M'Hemad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mehimay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meeyima | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meijima | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mijimaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mehimah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muijima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meijeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mijemes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhyemga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mseemat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mijimma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mujjemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmijima | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mjema
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