Jahjah Surname
Approximately 2,764 people bear this surname
Jahjah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 589 | 1:9,571 | 1,448 |
| Morocco | 477 | 1:72,277 | 12,260 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Jordan | 317 | 1:27,894 | 3,648 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Syria | 267 | 1:72,288 | 3,103 |
| Spain | 102 | 1:458,353 | 23,817 |
| France | 85 | 1:781,444 | 95,071 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 1:1,313,221 | 18,235 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Jahjah (170) may also be a first name.
Jahjah Demographics
Average Jahjah Salary in
United States
$67,788 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jahjah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jahjah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jahjah (Arabic: جهجاة) is held by more people in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Jahjah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jahjah? popularity and diffusion
Jahjah is the 158,120th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,636,594 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Jahjah live; 56 percent live in West Asia and 43 percent live in Levant. Jahjah is also the 701,320th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 170 people.
This surname is most frequent in Lebanon, where it is held by 589 people, or 1 in 9,571. In Lebanon Jahjah is most prevalent in: Nabatiye Governorate, where 30 percent live, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 26 percent live and North Governorate, where 18 percent live. Apart from Lebanon it occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 17 percent live and Egypt, where 12 percent live.
Jahjah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Jahjah surname is predominantly Shiite (63%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Jahjah surname are 25.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.57% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Jahjah earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 57.1% more than the national average, earning $67,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.82% less than the national average, earning $40,333 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jahjah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jahjah in the Arabic language | ||
| جهجاة | jhjat | - |
| جهجه | jhjh | - |
| جهجاه | jhjah | - |
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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
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- 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 Jahjah
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