Jamaah Surname
Approximately 67,600 people bear this surname
Jamaah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 66,979 | 1:480 | 58 |
| Indonesia | 588 | 1:224,914 | 20,946 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Jamaah (24,148) may also be a first name.
Jamaah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jamaah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jamaah (Arabic: جمعيه) occurs most in Afghanistan. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Jamaah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jamaah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jamaah is the 8,428th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 107,804 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Jamaah are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Jamaah is also the 32,867th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 24,148 people.
This last name is most common in Afghanistan, where it is held by 66,979 people, or 1 in 480. In Afghanistan Jamaah is most frequent in: Herat, where 11 percent reside, Daykundi, where 11 percent reside and Faryab, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Afghanistan it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jamaah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaah in the Arabic language | ||
| جمعيه | jmyh | - |
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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 Jamaah
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