Ehije Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Ehije Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 222 | 1:797,940 | 35,665 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
Ehije (85) may also be a first name.
Ehije Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ehije Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ehije is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ehije.
How Common Is The Last Name Ehije? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,095,216th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ehije are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ehije is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 85 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 797,940. In Nigeria Ehije is most common in: Delta, where 60 percent reside, Plateau, where 13 percent reside and Edo, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ehije
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