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 held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pemah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Pemah is primarily 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. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 15 people.
Pemah is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 798,810. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 62 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 38 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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
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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 Pemah
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