Jeenah Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Jeenah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeenah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Mauritius641:20,2104,215
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Jeenah (29) may also be a first name.

Jeenah Last Name Facts

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

Jeenah is most common in South Africa. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeenah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,428,594th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Jeenah reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 46 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Jeenah is also the 1,951,561st most widespread given name in the world, held by 29 people.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 773,967. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 64 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Mauritius, where 42 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Jeenah Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Jeenah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 167.51% more than the national average, earning R 635,712 per year and in United States they earn 94.38% more than the national average, earning $83,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jehena837/
Jienah831/
Yeenah831/
Jeannah772/
Eheanah771/
Jiena73154/
Jyena7375/
Geena7343/
Jeona7320/
Yeena7311/
Jayaenah712/
Jaijeena711/
Jehana67223/
Yeanah67111/
Jehina6764/
Ehenga6762/
Ehenna6721/
Jeonna6718/
Ijeona679/
Aaeena677/
Yeğena674/
Jehona673/
Yeenga672/
Jeaina671/
Yeonah671/
Yehena671/
Jeohna671/
Geenoh671/
Geenai671/
Ehenai671/
Yeenad671/
Jienai671/

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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 Jeenah
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