Neemiah Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Neemiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Neemiah (8) may also be a first name.
Neemiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Neemiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Neemiah is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Neemiah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Neemiah is the 7,117,718th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Neemiah is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Neemiah live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Neemiah is also the 4,213,784th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 8 people.
Neemiah is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Narok County, where 57 percent live, Bomet County, where 14 percent live and Kiambu County, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nehemiah | 93 | 7,056 | / |
| Neheimiah | 88 | 14 | / |
| Nehemia | 86 | 7,340 | / |
| Naeemia | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nyemiah | 86 | 3 | / |
| Neamiah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nahemiah | 80 | 91 | / |
| Nehimiah | 80 | 47 | / |
| Nehamiah | 80 | 32 | / |
| Nehemmia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nehemeah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naeemmia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nehemiha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nihemiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhemia | 77 | 8 | / |
| Neomia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nyemia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Njemia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngemia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gnemia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niemia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nehemya | 71 | 56 | / |
| Nehamia | 71 | 36 | / |
| Nahemia | 71 | 33 | / |
| Nyemeah | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nehimia | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nyemyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nahimiah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nahiemia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahemmia | 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
- 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 Neemiah
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