Jamiyu Surname
Approximately 1,342 people bear this surname
Jamiyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,339 | 1:132,295 | 8,585 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jamiyu (3,389) may also be a first name.
Jamiyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jamiyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jamiyu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jamiyu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 286,292nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,430,362 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jamiyu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 122,383rd most frequent forename on earth, borne by 3,389 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,339 people, or 1 in 132,295. In Nigeria Jamiyu is mostly concentrated in: Osun, where 20 percent reside, Ondo, where 16 percent reside and Kwara, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiamiyu | 92 | 13 | / |
| Jamiyuh | 92 | 2 | / |
| Jahmiyu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Samiyu | 83 | 176 | / |
| Jamiiu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Hamiyu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yamiyu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Iamiyu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yiamiyu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jamieus | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hasmiyu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yamiyou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jamihiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chamiyu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yomjaiyu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Haasmiyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samyju | 67 | 24 | / |
| Samiiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamieau | 62 | 25 | / |
| Hamieux | 62 | 2 | / |
| Seimiyu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hamieou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Joumieux | 57 | 3 | / |
| Djomjieu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chaumieau | 53 | 8 | / |
| Yamgeu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Jamiyu
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