Jege Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Jege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 110 | 1:492,525 | 40,325 |
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
The alternate forms: Jége (1) are calculated separately.
Jege (124) may also be a first name.
Jege Demographics
Average Jege Salary in
South Africa
R 157,176
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Jege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jege Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jege (Bengali: জেগে, Hindi: जेगे, Marathi: जेगे, Oriya: େଜେଗ) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Jége. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jege? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,055,483rd most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. Jege occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Jege live; 47 percent live in Southern Africa and 47 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Jege is also the 836,439th most common given name worldwide It is held by 124 people.
It is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 492,525. In South Africa Jege is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 69 percent are found, Gauteng, where 27 percent are found and Free State, where 1 percent are found. Beside South Africa it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 30 percent are found and Niger, where 5 percent are found.
Jege Last Name Statistics demography
Jege earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.86% less than the national average, earning R 157,176 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jege Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jege in the Bengali language | ||
| জেগে | jege | - |
| Jege in the Hindi language | ||
| जेगे | jege | - |
| Jege in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜେଗ | ejega | 75 |
| େଯେଗ | eyega | 25 |
| Jege in the Marathi language | ||
| जेगे | jege | 55.56 |
| जोेगे | joege | 22.22 |
| जेघे | jeghe | 22.22 |
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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 Jege
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