Nehemia Surname
Approximately 7,340 people bear this surname
Nehemia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,804 | 1:11,020 | 1,428 |
| Namibia | 1,539 | 1:1,566 | 210 |
| Nigeria | 281 | 1:630,401 | 29,827 |
| Indonesia | 268 | 1:493,467 | 40,458 |
| French Polynesia | 104 | 1:2,700 | 546 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| New Zealand | 40 | 1:113,208 | 14,508 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Israel | 29 | 1:295,091 | 25,768 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Nehemia (23,455) may also be a first name.
Nehemia Demographics
Average Nehemia Salary in
United States
$40,425 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nehemia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nehemia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nehemia (Bengali: নেহেমিয়া, Oriya: େନେହମିଆ) occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nehemia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 67,755th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 992,854 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Nehemia live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 33,566th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 23,455 people.
This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,804 people, or 1 in 11,020. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 14 percent are found, Singida Region, where 9 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
Nehemia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Nehemia surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nehemia earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning $40,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.12% less than the national average, earning $40,184 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nehemiah | 93 | 7,056 | / |
| Nehemmia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nehemiha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nhemia | 92 | 8 | / |
| Neheimiah | 88 | 14 | / |
| Nehemya | 86 | 56 | / |
| Nehamia | 86 | 36 | / |
| Nahemia | 86 | 33 | / |
| Nehimia | 86 | 8 | / |
| Neemiah | 86 | 7 | / |
| Naeemia | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nahemiah | 80 | 91 | / |
| Nehimiah | 80 | 47 | / |
| Nehamiah | 80 | 32 | / |
| Naeemmia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nehemeah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nihemiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nahemmia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nahiemia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neomia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nyemia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Njemia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngemia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niemia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gnemia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyemiah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nehamya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nahimia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nahemya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nhimija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neamiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nahimiah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nehimeha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nahomija | 67 | 1 | / |
Nehemia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nehemia in the Bengali language | ||
| নেহেমিয়া | nehemiya | - |
| Nehemia in the Oriya language | ||
| େନେହମିଆ | enehami'a | - |
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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 Nehemia
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