Jehovah Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Scotland

Jehovah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jehovah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria981:1,807,57965,389
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jehovah (571) may also be a first name.

Jehovah Last Name Facts

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

Jehovah is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jehovah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jehovah is the 1,746,159th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname Jehovah occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Jehovah live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 350,891st most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 571 people.

Jehovah is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 1,807,579. In Nigeria Jehovah is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 34 percent are found, Rivers, where 31 percent are found and Edo, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Jehovah occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jehova9243/
Jeovah921/
Yehovah8625/
Jeova834/
Jehovhas801/
Yehova7712/
Jehová774/
Jeovai772/
Jehofa772/
Jehava771/
Jeevah771/
Eova732/
Jehoffa716/
Ijhavah713/
Ejhavah713/
Geova6725/
Ehowa676/
Yeova674/
Jeoshuah671/
Jeoba671/
Ehovo671/

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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 Jehovah
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