Jeeja Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Jeeja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Jeeja (25,623) may also be a first name.
Jeeja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jeeja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jeeja (Arabic: عجيجي, Hindi: जिजा, Marathi: जेजाराम) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jeeja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jeeja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,312,869th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. Jeeja occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jeeja live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 31,399th most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 25,623 people.
This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 13,225,265. In India it is most common in: Kerala, where 45 percent are found, Telangana, where 38 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 17 percent are found. Barring India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 13 percent are found and Kuwait, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jeeja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jeeja in the Hindi language | ||
| जिजा | jija | - |
| Jeeja in the Marathi language | ||
| जेजाराम | jejarama | - |
| Jeeja in the Arabic language | ||
| عجيجي | jyjy | - |
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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 Jeeja
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