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) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jeija? popularity and diffusion
Jeija is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Jeija occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Jeija reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 6 people.
The last name Jeija is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Jeija is most prevalent in: Trarza Region, where 75 percent live and Adrar Region, where 25 percent live. Other than Mauritania this last name 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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