Nehema Surname

220,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nehema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nehema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,4231:51,9186,265
Kenya3841:120,26010,066
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nehema (2,100) may also be a first name.

Nehema Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nehema Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nehema (Oriya: େନେହମା) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nehema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 220,047th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,924,365 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nehema reside; 77 percent reside in Central Africa and 77 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nehema is also the 164,189th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 2,100 people.

The surname Nehema is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,423 people, or 1 in 51,918. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 21 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Nehema Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (97%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nehemah9210/
Nehemma921/
Nhema913,322/
Nehemaih8659/
Neheimha861/
Neheimah861/
Naeema832,758/
Nehima831,452/
Nehama83127/
Neemah8345/
Nehoma8313/
Nahema8310/
Neeema835/
Nheoma833/
Nheema832/
Nieema831/
Nohema831/
Neeima831/
Nehamay7712/
Naeemah778/
Neeemah772/
Naeemha772/
Ngehmai771/
Neaeima771/
Niheema771/
Nnieema771/
Nehimah771/
Naeemaa771/
Nnaeema771/
Naeemai771/
Nehamah771/
Neeimat771/
Naeeama771/
Ngema7348,745/
Nyema734,782/
Niema733,884/
Njema732,170/
Gnema73188/
Nhemo73117/
Neuma7352/
Neoma7310/
Néema737/
Nhima731/
Neéma731/
Nehimaih711/
Nahemaih711/
Nehamaay711/
Nyemah677,357/
Nihama67789/
Niemas67322/
Neamah67236/
Nneoma67140/
Nahima67135/
Njeama6797/
Niemaz6772/
Neaima6769/
Naeima6765/
Neimah6749/
Njeuma6745/
Nyemad6720/
Njiema6713/
Neumai6711/
Nyemma6711/
Ngemai675/
Niemat675/
Naaema675/
Neaama675/
Naeemo674/
Ngnema674/
Nyemga673/
Nihima672/
Neumah672/
Neumea672/
Nyemaa672/
Neomai672/
Nijema672/
Nieama672/
Nyiema672/
Njemea672/
Gnemaz672/
Njemah672/
Nhaoma672/
Neumma671/
Niemad671/
Noeima671/
Neumay671/
Ngemaa671/
Njoema671/
Nyemha671/
Neomea671/
N'Gema671/
Njemoa671/
Niemma671/
Ne'ama671/
Nehimo671/
Njemai671/
Ngeima671/

Nehema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nehema in the Oriya language
େନେହମାenehama-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nehema
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