Jay-Jay Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Namibia

Jay-Jay Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Jay.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jay-Jay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Jay-Jay (1,484) may also be a first name.

Jay-Jay Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jay-Jay Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Jay-Jay occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jay-Jay? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jay-Jay is the 2,273,756th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Jay-Jay are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 201,926th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 1,484 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 70 percent reside, Rivers, where 14 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Jay-Jay is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jayi-Jayi882/
Jay Jay8617/
Ja-Ja831/
Jajhay774/
Ja-Jah771/
Jyjy733/
Jao-Jao7152/
Jah-Jah7112/
Jayawijaya718/
Jayjuah711/
Jahja673,572/
Jajja67169/
Jajua67102/
Jajia6733/
Jajya6716/
Jajiyaya6711/
Jajha6710/
Ja Ja679/
Jajwa673/
Jawja673/
Jajea671/

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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 Jay-Jay
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