Ijaza Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Ijaza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 109 | 1:423,669 | 23,058 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Ijaza (43) may also be a first name.
Ijaza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ijaza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ijaza is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ijaza.
How Common Is The Last Name Ijaza? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,637,889th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Ijaza reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ijaza is also the 1,545,828th most frequent first name on earth, held by 43 people.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 423,669. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 99 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 8 percent are found and The Maldives, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Ijaza
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