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 more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeenah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jeenah is the 1,428,594th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Jeenah live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 29 people.

The last name Jeenah is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 773,967. In South Africa Jeenah is most common in: Gauteng, where 64 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Mauritius, where 42 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

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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