Nemiah Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nemiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nemiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Nemiah (835) may also be a first name.

Nemiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nemiah occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nemiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,460,878th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Nemiah are found; 38 percent are found in Southern Africa and 38 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 282,586th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 835 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 671,228. In Zimbabwe Nemiah is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 57 percent live, Midlands Province, where 39 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 4 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live.

Nemiah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nemiah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nemiah last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nemiah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nehmiah926/
Nhemiah921/
Nemmiah921/
Nemia91479/
Neemia83741/
Noemia83131/
Nemias8332/
Namiah8320/
Nhemia838/
Nesmia835/
Nomiah834/
Neamia832/
Neimia832/
Nnemia831/
Naemia831/
Nymiah831/
Gnemia831/
Niemia831/
Nehmia831/
Nemiha831/
Nemgia831/
Nemyah831/
Ngemia831/
Nehemmiah801/
Najmiah77104/
Neemias7715/
Ne'emia779/
Nemaiya774/
Nhemias772/
Nesmias771/
Nemegia771/
Nimgiah771/
Neimiha771/
Neimeah771/
Neameah771/
Niomiah771/
Neahmia771/
Nemmias770/
Namia732,613/
Nimia7355/
Nomia7331/
Nemio7323/
Nemea7319/
Nemya732/
Némia731/
Nymia730/
Nahamiah716/
Nimiatch711/
Nemaheya711/
Nehemhia711/
Nehhemia711/
Nimgia6772/
Nimiat6753/
Najmia6750/
Nimias6736/
Nismia6716/
Nymeah6711/
Namija6711/
Nomiho6710/
Nemyat675/
Nomjia674/
Naimia674/
Nameah674/
Nahmia674/
Neemya674/
Nemyoh673/
Nemiop673/
Nhmyah672/
Nemjay672/
Namiha671/
Nehemaiya671/
Neamya671/
Nemjai671/
Nimija671/
Gnimia671/
Nomija671/
Nnamia671/
Niemio671/
Namiay671/
Nammia671/
Nemeho671/
Nemhya671/
Ngimia671/
Nimjah671/
Nihmia671/
Nyomia671/
Nehmya671/

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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 Nemiah
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