Nehemya Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Israel

Nehemya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nehemya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
India161:47,941,586492,263
Israel91:950,84857,975
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nehemya (225) may also be a first name.

Nehemya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nehemya is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nehemya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nehemya is the 2,580,327th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name Nehemya is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Nehemya live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 599,828th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 225 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 4,898,118. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: South Sulawesi, where 93 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 29 percent are found and Israel, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nehemia867,340/
Nehamya863/
Nahemya862/
Nehemiah807,056/
Nehemmia801/
Nehemeah801/
Nehemiha801/
Nyemya7729/
Nhemia778/
Neheimiah7514/
Nehamayya751/
Nehamia7136/
Nahemia7133/
Nehimia718/
Neemiah717/
Naeemia715/
Nyemyoa711/
Nyemyah711/
Nahemiah6791/
Nehimiah6747/
Nehamiah6732/
Nehimeha672/
Nahiemia671/
Nahemmia671/
Nihemiah671/
Nahhamya671/
Naeemmia671/

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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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  • 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 Nehemya
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