Ijera Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Ijera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 79 | 1:494,168 | 28,468 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Ijera (19) may also be a first name.
Ijera Demographics
Ijera Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ijera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ijera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ijera occurs most in Uganda. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ijera click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ijera? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ijera is the 1,871,545th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ijera live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 19 people.
The last name Ijera is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 494,168. In Uganda Ijera is most numerous in: Bukedea District, where 49 percent reside, Kumi District, where 20 percent reside and Katakwi District, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Ijera Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ijera surname is principally Christian (100%) 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 Ijera
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