Gijah Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Gijah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Gijah (201) may also be a first name.
Gijah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gijah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gijah has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gijah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Gijah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Gijah are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 639,077th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 201 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Gijah is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gijaph | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gija | 89 | 507 | / |
| Gajah | 80 | 1,908 | / |
| Gijoh | 80 | 225 | / |
| Giyah | 80 | 131 | / |
| Gojah | 80 | 104 | / |
| Gijap | 80 | 42 | / |
| Gaiah | 80 | 34 | / |
| Ngija | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gujah | 80 | 8 | / |
| Geiah | 80 | 8 | / |
| Goiah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Giiah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gijas | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gaijh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gijih | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gijaa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gijat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gejah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goojah | 73 | 108 | / |
| Ngyiah | 73 | 61 | / |
| Goiach | 73 | 33 | / |
| Giyash | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ngajah | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ghiyah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gijaja | 73 | 9 | / |
| Guijia | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ghojah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ngaiah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gaiadh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ghaiah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gajahs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gajahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaiash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngejah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gajath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guiyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gujath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghajah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gajach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gihjih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaiath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaia | 67 | 13,499 | / |
| Gaja | 67 | 5,521 | / |
| Goia | 67 | 5,411 | / |
| Guja | 67 | 4,427 | / |
| Goja | 67 | 3,460 | / |
| Gije | 67 | 2,677 | / |
| Geah | 67 | 1,369 | / |
| Giya | 67 | 1,247 | / |
| Geja | 67 | 996 | / |
| Giji | 67 | 621 | / |
| Gahu | 67 | 506 | / |
| Gijo | 67 | 266 | / |
| Geia | 67 | 234 | / |
| Gaih | 67 | 72 | / |
| Giea | 67 | 55 | / |
| Giej | 67 | 53 | / |
| Gahy | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ghoujah | 67 | 40 | / |
| Gauh | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gayh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Goih | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gája | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gyia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Giia | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gaij | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gojh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gijy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Góia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gahj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gouiach | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gujh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Géja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghiyath | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghaiadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaiahpp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghoojah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoujah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gauiash | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gijah
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