Ijeji Surname
Approximately 383 people bear this surname
Ijeji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 380 | 1:121,526 | 10,163 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Ijeji Demographics
Ijeji Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ijeji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ijeji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ijeji is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ijeji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 749,861st most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,027,535 people. The surname Ijeji occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ijeji are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 380 people, or 1 in 121,526. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 68 percent live, Kakamega County, where 19 percent live and Nandi County, where 12 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Ijeji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (92%) in Kenya.
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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 Ijeji
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