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

The surname Nehemiah (Hindi: नेहमिया, Marathi: नेहेिमयाह, Oriya: େନେହମିଆ) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 70,108^th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,032,815 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Nehemiah are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nehemiah is also the 29,462^nd most common forename throughout the world, borne by 27,934 people.

The last name Nehemiah is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,608 people, or 1 in 38,442. In Nigeria Nehemiah is primarily concentrated in: Bauchi, where 18 percent are found, Kaduna, where 17 percent are found and Adamawa, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 16 percent are found and Tanzania, where 9 percent are found.

Nehemiah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Nehemiah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nehemiah surname increased 214 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nehemiah Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Nehemiah last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for 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.