Pemah Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Pemah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Pemah (15) may also be a first name.
Pemah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pemah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pemah (Tibetan: པད་མ) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pemah.
How Common Is The Last Name Pemah? popularity and diffusion
Pemah is the 3,730,171st most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Pemah are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Pemah is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent forename world-wide It is held by 15 people.
This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 798,810. In Cameroon Pemah is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 62 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 38 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pemah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pemah in the Tibetan language | ||
| པད་མ | pema | - |
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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 Pemah
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