Yeremiah Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Yeremiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeremiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1061:499,44933,339
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Yeremiah (638) may also be a first name.

Yeremiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yeremiah is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeremiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yeremiah is the 1,620,164th most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Yeremiah live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 329,390th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 638 people.

The surname Yeremiah is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 499,449. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 88 percent reside, Mara Region, where 4 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Malawi, where 3 percent reside.

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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
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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 Yeremiah
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