Jegeh Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jegeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jegeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Jegeh (10) may also be a first name.

Jegeh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jegeh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Jegeh is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Jegeh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jegeh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jegeh is the 3,882,373rd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Jegeh are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Jegeh is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 10 people.

Jegeh is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa Jegeh is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 81 percent live, North West, where 13 percent live and Free State, where 6 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 35 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Jegeh Last Name Statistics demography

Jegeh earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.61% more than the national average, earning R 381,660 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Jege89237/
Jeger801,676/
Ijege80672/
Jegge80552/
Jeges80523/
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Jeuge8024/
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Yegeh806/
Jeige806/
Jegee805/
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Egheh801/
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Egeeh801/
Jeegeesh771/
Ege7525,237/
Jegier73467/
Jeager73127/
Jegues7325/
Jeeger7324/
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Yegheh7321/
Jeiger7318/
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Jeange738/
Eijege733/
Yegesh733/
Jeeged733/
Jenghe732/
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Jieger731/
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Egehøj731/
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Yiegeh731/
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Ojiege731/
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Jeighi731/
Jegeet731/
Jeegha731/
Jegett730/
Hjeger730/
Gege676,869/
Egge675,671/
Jega674,880/
Yege67297/
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Egih67125/
Egie67113/
Egey6759/
Jeangey6735/
Jäge6710/
Jeghaid679/
Egyh675/
Gengehy675/
Eghy674/
Jeghoid674/
Yeguech672/
Ojienge672/
Ecge672/
Ejge672/
Eghj671/
Juigesh671/
Jenngie671/
Yeggeth671/
Eqge671/
Ijegher671/
Ijeagha671/
Iege671/
Jeagger671/
Jeaguer671/
Jége671/
Yehngeh671/
Ajienge671/
Aijegha671/
Jiegher670/

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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 Jegeh
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