Ijota Surname
Approximately 715 people bear this surname
Ijota Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 713 | 1:54,754 | 6,489 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Ijota (50) may also be a first name.
Ijota Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ijota Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ijota occurs most in Uganda. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ijota? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ijota is the 469,804th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 10,192,372 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ijota live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 50 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 713 people, or 1 in 54,754. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Yumbe District, where 77 percent reside, Koboko District, where 17 percent reside and Moyo District, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 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 Ijota
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