Ejie Surname
Approximately 915 people bear this surname
Ejie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 864 | 1:205,026 | 12,246 |
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Ejie (1,013) may also be a first name.
Ejie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ejie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ejie (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺝ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ejie? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 387,740th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,964,531 people. The last name Ejie is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ejie are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ejie is also the 252,483rd most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 1,013 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 864 people, or 1 in 205,026. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 31 percent reside, Delta, where 15 percent reside and Cross River, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ejie Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ejie in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺝ | aj | - |
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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 Ejie
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