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
Jeija (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﺠﺎ) is most common in Mauritania. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jeija click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jeija? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Jeija is predominantly found 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 commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 6 people.
Jeija is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Jeija is primarily found in: Trarza Region, where 75 percent are found and Adrar Region, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found.
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
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- 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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