Jega Surname
Approximately 4,880 people bear this surname
Jega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,557 | 1:49,801 | 3,818 |
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| Indonesia | 227 | 1:582,596 | 46,553 |
| Tanzania | 227 | 1:233,223 | 19,155 |
| Romania | 143 | 1:140,405 | 15,083 |
| Papua New Guinea | 122 | 1:66,834 | 8,731 |
| India | 70 | 1:10,958,077 | 204,613 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
The alternate forms: Jéga (17) are calculated separately.
Jega (7,153) may also be a first name.
Jega Demographics
Jega Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Jega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jega (Hindi: जेगा, Marathi: जेगा, Oriya: େଜଗା) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Jéga. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jega? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 97,287th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,493,350 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Jega live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jega is also the 76,536th most numerous given name on earth, borne by 7,153 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,557 people, or 1 in 49,801. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Borno, where 54 percent are found, Kebbi, where 8 percent are found and Kaduna, where 5 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Jega is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Jega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Jega last name is principally Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
Jega earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.05% less than the national average, earning $25,438 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jega in the Marathi language | ||
| जेगा | jega | - |
| Jega in the Hindi language | ||
| जेगा | jega | 66.67 |
| जोेगा | joega | 22.22 |
| जोगा | joga | 11.11 |
| Jega in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜଗା | ejaga | 58.33 |
| େଯଗା | eyaga | 16.67 |
| େଯଗ | eyaga | 8.33 |
| େଜଗ | ejaga | 8.33 |
| େଯାଗ | eyaga | 8.33 |
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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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- 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 Jega
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