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

The last name Yeremiah is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeremiah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Yeremiah is the 1,620,164^th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. Yeremiah is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Yeremiah are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Yeremiah is also the 329,390^th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 638 people.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 499,449. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Singida Region, where 88 percent reside, Mara Region, where 4 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 4 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Malawi, where 3 percent reside.