Nekemiah Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Nekemiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 141 | 1:375,472 | 27,321 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Nekemiah (114) may also be a first name.
Nekemiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nekemiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nekemiah is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nekemiah.
How Common Is The Last Name Nekemiah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,447,279th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name Nekemiah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nekemiah are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 877,214th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 114 people.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 375,472. In Tanzania Nekemiah is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neckemiah | 94 | 167 | / |
| Nekemia | 93 | 258 | / |
| Nekomiah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nokemia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Necemia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nekomia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakemia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nechemia | 75 | 46 | / |
| Nakamia | 67 | 84 | / |
| Nakomia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nechemya | 63 | 6 | / |
| Nechemja | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nakamija | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nakamya | 53 | 22,171 | / |
| Nacamia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nakamio | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nakhamya | 50 | 13 | / |
| Nakamijo | 50 | 8 | / |
| Nnakamya | 50 | 6 | / |
| Nakkamya | 50 | 2 | / |
| Naakamya | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nakamyaa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nakaamya | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Nekemiah
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