Djadje Surname
Approximately 2,039 people bear this surname
Djadje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,583 | 1:12,124 | 874 |
| Ivory Coast | 214 | 1:107,809 | 5,491 |
| Benin | 212 | 1:48,753 | 6,163 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
The alternate forms: Djadjé (8) are calculated separately.
Djadje (943) may also be a first name.
Djadje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Djadje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Djadje (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﺟﻪ) occurs most in Niger. It can be found as a variant: Djadjé. For other possible spellings of Djadje click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Djadje? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 203,963rd most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,574,078 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Djadje are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Djadje is also the 263,138th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 943 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 1,583 people, or 1 in 12,124. In Niger Djadje is most frequent in: Tillabéri Region, where 68 percent live, Dosso Region, where 21 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 6 percent live. Besides Niger Djadje is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent live and Benin, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Djadje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Djadje in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﺟﻪ | jajh | 30 |
| ﺟﺎﺟﻰ | jajy | 20 |
| ﺟﺎﺝ | jaj | 20 |
| ﺍﻟﺠﺎﺝ | aljaj | 10 |
| ﺍﺩﺟﺎﺝ | adjaj | 10 |
| ﺍﺟﺎﺝ | ajaj | 10 |
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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 Djadje
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