Jamaj Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Jamaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Iran | 31 | 1:2,476,856 | 81,358 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Jamaj (104) may also be a first name.
Jamaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jamaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jamaj (Hindi: जमाज, Marathi: जमाज, Oriya: ଜମଜ) is borne by more people in The United Arab Emirates than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jamaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,736,881st most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Jamaj live; 58 percent live in South Asia and 41 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 925,156th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 104 people.
The last name is most common in The United Arab Emirates, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 218,149. Outside of The United Arab Emirates Jamaj occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent are found and Iran, where 28 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jamaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaj in the Hindi language | ||
| जमाज | jamaja | - |
| Jamaj in the Marathi language | ||
| जमाज | jamaja | 75 |
| जामाज | jamaja | 25 |
| Jamaj in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜମଜ | jamaja | 44.44 |
| ଯମଜ | yamaja | 44.44 |
| ଜମାଜ | jamaja | 11.11 |
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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 Jamaj
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