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Around the world, Nehemia (Nehemia
, נחמיה
) is a common largely masculine, but infrequently feminine given name. The given name Nehemia is characteristic of Tanzania, where it is quite a common primarily male, but very infrequently feminine name, Namibia, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Indonesia, where it is a rare principally male, but very seldom feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Tanzania, Indonesia, and South Africa. Much less frequently, Nehemia is the last name as well as the forename.
Nehemia is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
Nehemia is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Nehemiah , the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah.