Jegai Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Jegai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 97 | 1:304,064 | 16,606 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Jegai (21) may also be a first name.
Jegai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jegai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jegai (Marathi: जेगई, Oriya: େଜଗାଇ) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jegai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,871,545th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jegai are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jegai is also the 2,368,944th most numerous forename globally, held by 21 people.
This last name is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 304,064. In Malaysia Jegai is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 94 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 5 percent reside and Johor, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia Jegai occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jegai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jegai in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜଗାଇ | ejaga'i | - |
| Jegai in the Marathi language | ||
| जेगई | jega'i | 50 |
| जॅगई | jega'i | 50 |
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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 Jegai
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