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Where Does The Last Name Nehemiah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Nehemiah (Hindi: नेहमिया, Marathi: नेहेिमयाह, Oriya: େନେହମିଆ) occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nehemiah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Nehemiah is the 70,108^th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,032,815 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Nehemiah reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 29,462^nd most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 27,934 people.

Nehemiah is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,608 people, or 1 in 38,442. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bauchi, where 18 percent live, Kaduna, where 17 percent live and Adamawa, where 11 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 16 percent live and Tanzania, where 9 percent live.

Nehemiah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Nehemiah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nehemiah surname rose 214 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nehemiah Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Nehemiah surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Nehemiah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 38.6% less than the national average, earning R 145,908 per year and in United States they earn 23.67% less than the national average, earning $32,935 USD per year.