Nehemiya Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Nehemiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nehemiya (728) may also be a first name.
Nehemiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nehemiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nehemiya (Bengali: নেহেমিয়া, Hindi: नेहेमिया, Oriya: େନେହମିୟା) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nehemiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nehemiya is the 2,136,387th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. Nehemiya occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Nehemiya are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nehemiya is also the 305,710th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 728 people.
The last name Nehemiya is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kebbi, where 55 percent reside, Kaduna, where 21 percent reside and Gombe, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 35 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nehemiyah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nhemiya | 93 | 16 | / |
| Nehemaya | 88 | 39 | / |
| Nahemiya | 88 | 16 | / |
| Nehemaia | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nihemiya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nehimiya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nehemeia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nehamiya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nehemaiah | 82 | 24 | / |
| Nehemiiah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nehemaih | 75 | 59 | / |
| Nehimaya | 75 | 45 | / |
| Nehamaya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nihimiya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nihemaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nehemeah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nehameya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nehimaiah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Niemaia | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nehamay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Naeemai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyemyoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njamiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngehmei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngehmai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nohemey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyemeia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njimiya | 67 | 1 | / |
Nehemiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nehemiya in the Bengali language | ||
| নেহেমিয়া | nehemiya | - |
| Nehemiya in the Hindi language | ||
| नेहेमिया | nehemiya | - |
| Nehemiya in the Oriya language | ||
| େନେହମିୟା | enehamiya | 50 |
| େନେହେମୟା | enehemaya | 25 |
| ନିହିମିୟା | nihimiya | 25 |
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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
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- 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 Nehemiya
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