Ejeh Surname
Approximately 24,905 people bear this surname
Ejeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24,552 | 1:7,215 | 846 |
| Cameroon | 266 | 1:78,079 | 9,607 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Ejéh (1) are calculated separately.
Ejeh (3,215) may also be a first name.
Ejeh Demographics
Ejeh Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ejeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ejeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ejeh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻴﻪ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Ejéh. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ejeh? popularity and diffusion
Ejeh is the 21,835th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 292,614 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ejeh are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ejeh is also the 126,560th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 3,215 people.
The last name Ejeh is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 24,552 people, or 1 in 7,215. In Nigeria Ejeh is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 36 percent are found, Kogi, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Ejeh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Ejeh last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
Ejeh earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.3% more than the national average, earning $72,188 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ejeh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ejeh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺟﻴﻪ | ajyh | 83.33 |
| ﺃﺟﻴﻪ | ajyh | 16.67 |
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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 Ejeh
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