Ijoga Surname
Approximately 1,332 people bear this surname
Ijoga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,022 | 1:38,199 | 4,918 |
| Nigeria | 310 | 1:571,428 | 27,680 |
Ijoga (65) may also be a first name.
Ijoga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ijoga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ijoga occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ijoga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ijoga is the 288,063rd most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,471,131 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ijoga are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 65 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 1,022 people, or 1 in 38,199. In Uganda Ijoga is most numerous in: Yumbe District, where 74 percent reside, Koboko District, where 17 percent reside and Moyo District, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside.
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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 Ijoga
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