Jajah Surname
Approximately 1,058 people bear this surname
Jajah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Nigeria | 131 | 1:1,352,235 | 53,045 |
| Indonesia | 76 | 1:1,740,121 | 112,888 |
| Brazil | 73 | 1:2,932,525 | 86,118 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Jajah (3,323) may also be a first name.
Jajah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jajah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jajah (Arabic: جاجية, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﺟﺎﻩ, Hindi: जजह) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jajah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 345,892nd most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,888,040 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Jajah live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jajah is also the 123,961st most frequently held first name on earth, held by 3,323 people.
It is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is carried by 693 people, or 1 in 38,991. Not including Ghana Jajah is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jajah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jajah in the Hindi language | ||
| जजह | jajaha | - |
| Jajah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﺟﺎﻩ | jajah | 60 |
| ﺟﺎﺟﻪ | jajh | 20 |
| ﺍﻟﺠﺎﺟﺎﻩ | aljajah | 20 |
| Jajah in the Arabic language | ||
| جاجية | jajyt | - |
| الجاجه | aljajh | - |
| جاجه | jajh | - |
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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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- 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 Jajah
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