Jeija Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Jeija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jeija (6) may also be a first name.
Jeija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jeija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jeija (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﺠﺎ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jeija? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Jeija occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Jeija are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Jeija is also the 4,967,096th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 6 people.
The last name is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Jeija is most frequent in: Trarza Region, where 75 percent live and Adrar Region, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jeija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jeija in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻴﺠﺎ | jyja | 50 |
| ﺟﻴﺠﻪ | jyjh | 25 |
| ﺍﺟﻴﺠﻪ | ajyjh | 25 |
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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 Jeija
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