Jee Surname

13,619th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Brunei

Jee Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. a variant of Gee.

1763. Buried — Johane, d. Thomas Jee: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1797. Married — William Jee and Eleanor Farrell: St. George, Hanover Square.

1803.

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Jee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India16,1911:47,3763,280
Pakistan14,4651:12,350858
Malaysia2,9921:9,8581,117
United States1,5821:229,11422,092
Saudi Arabia1,1931:25,8643,689
England5881:94,75910,119
United Arab Emirates5711:16,0461,943
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Singapore3121:17,653727
South Korea2301:222,784192
Canada2161:170,58117,126
Australia2051:131,68614,301
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
Hong Kong1971:37,236652
China1821:7,512,756532
Thailand1341:527,15291,366
Oman1101:33,5272,360
Indonesia951:1,392,09795,389
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Brunei501:8,3751,042
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Portugal281:372,08012,265
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Wales131:238,04114,239
France121:5,535,227269,324
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Nepal111:2,589,1789,158
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2221:109,79910,786
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Jee (29,836) may also be a first name.

Jee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. a variant of Gee.

1763. Buried — Johane, d. Thomas Jee: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1797. Married — William Jee and Eleanor Farrell: St. George, Hanover Square.

1803. — John Jee and Margaret Brunt: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Prob. the Northern English jee, ‘crooked,’ ‘awry.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Jee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jee (Arabic: عجي, Hindi: जी, Oriya: େଜଏ, Tibetan: རྗེ་) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jee? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,619th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 177,814 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Jee reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 28,006th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 29,836 people.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 16,191 people, or 1 in 47,376. In India Jee is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 52 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 26 percent are found and Bihar, where 7 percent are found. Aside from India Jee exists in 100 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 35 percent are found and Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.

Jee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jee has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,767 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 265 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jee surname are 10.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.13% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jee earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.85% more than the national average, earning R 439,284 per year; in United States they earn 24.33% more than the national average, earning $53,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.75% more than the national average, earning $63,965 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeje8617,095/
Jeet8617,076/
Jeez861,038/
Jeer86655/
Ejee86181/
Jees86179/
Jeye86170/
Jeep86102/
Jhee8666/
Tjee8650/
Jeed8640/
Jiee8617/
Ijee8611/
Jeej866/
Djee866/
Jeey865/
Jeae865/
Jeea864/
Jeei863/
Jyee863/
Jeie863/
Hjee863/
Jjee861/
Jeee861/
Ee8018,364/
Je8012,744/
Joyee751,742/
Jegge75552/
Jeyes75526/
Jeyed75505/
Ijeje75417/
Jayee75169/
Jeejo75143/
Jejeh7582/
Jeerh7572/
Jeeja7568/
Gejee7539/
Jajee7537/
Jawee7535/
Jeied7532/
Jejee7531/
Jeets7527/
Jowee7526/
Jehye7520/
Yajee7519/
Jeetz7519/
Tjeea7519/
Jeije7517/
Jojee7515/
Jihee7511/
Jeeya7511/
Jijee7510/
Jeeji759/
Jehet759/
Jeeje758/
Ajjee754/
Jeesh754/
Jiehe753/
Ijeie753/
Jeett752/
Juyee752/
Jaiee752/
Jeueh752/
Ejeeh752/
Hjeje752/
Jieye752/
Jeest751/
Juiee751/
Jeeph751/
Jeess751/
Jeeyo751/
Jeiez751/
Jejie751/
Djeet751/
Jeyee751/
Ijeye751/
Ijeue751/
Ejiee751/
Hjeet751/
Jeeat751/
Jeyeh751/
Jeyie751/
Jiaee751/
Yojee751/
Dje'e751/
Jeedz751/
Jooee751/
Thjee751/
Tdjee751/
Jeies751/
Jeeht751/
Jieej751/
Juuee751/
Jujee751/
Hsjee751/
Hjeer751/
Jie67862,544/
Yee67189,056/
Joe6781,113/
Gee6771,972/
Dje6763,982/
See6757,330/
Eje6715,484/
Hee6713,100/
Jue6710,218/
Zee676,316/
Eed676,023/
Cee673,530/
Ije673,296/
Jer672,737/
Jae672,400/
Jeh671,834/
Jez671,364/
Jed671,168/
Ehe671,135/
Jes67831/
Eer67796/
Jet67774/
Tje67751/
Jei67743/
Jeu67701/
Eet67382/
Jye67362/
Jea67350/
Jep67227/
Eez67214/
Ees67206/
Eeh67199/
Jey67174/
Eae67131/
Eep6788/
Eoe6781/
Iee6775/
Eey6755/
Jhe6739/
Eee6727/
Jäe6727/
Eea6726/
Eei6724/
Hje6721/
Jeejee6719/
Ejjeye6718/
Djeije6716/
Ješ6716/
Ajieye6715/
Ojiehe6715/
E'E6715/
Djeheh6712/
Jayeed6712/
Johiee6711/
Eej6710/
Jge6710/
Jiejie6710/
Jze679/
Jeejoo679/
Gujjee678/
Jej678/
Joyees676/
Ijejeh676/
Jje676/
Xje676/
Jheejo675/
Ječ675/
Jseeja675/
Jehyeh675/
Haijee675/
Jayees674/
Jiijee674/
Jheyeh674/
Hajjee673/
Chjeer673/
Jehjeh673/
Itojee673/
Eujeje673/
Jíe673/
Jiehei672/
Jeeyad672/
Jeyech672/
Zje672/
Jieiae672/
Jiayee672/
Jeeyod672/
Jejhhe671/
Jaujee671/
J'Eyed671/
Isujee671/
Jahhee671/
Isajee671/
Gaijee671/
Ajjeej671/
Jeeths671/
Jayeeh671/
Djehed671/
Jooyee671/
Ojoeye671/
Hjeije671/
Jhajee671/
Jheeji671/
Jijees671/
Jieaye671/
Jieyep671/
Joojee671/
Ijeije671/
Eyjees671/
Ejheye671/
Ujieie671/
Ja'iee671/
Jehyae671/
Jeehia671/
Jehehh671/
Jehhee671/
Jeeyot671/
Jheeja671/
Hajyee671/

Jee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jee in the Tibetan language
རྗེ་-
Jee in the Oriya language
େଜଏeja'e-
Jee in the Hindi language
जीji99.7
जेेjee0.3
Jee in the Arabic language
عجيjy-

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