Jegah Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Jegah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Jegah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jegah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jegah occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jegah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jegah is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. Jegah is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jegah are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 519,227. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 95 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 3 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Jegah
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