Ejira Surname
Approximately 555 people bear this surname
Ejira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 544 | 1:325,630 | 17,860 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
Ejira (145) may also be a first name.
Ejira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ejira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ejira (Hindi: ेजीरा) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ejira? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 568,972nd most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 13,130,713 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ejira live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 766,399th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 145 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 544 people, or 1 in 325,630. In Nigeria Ejira is mostly found in: Benue, where 81 percent live, Lagos, where 4 percent live and Ogun, where 4 percent live. Other than Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ejira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ejira in the Hindi language | ||
| ेजीरा | ejira | - |
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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 Ejira
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