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) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jeija? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jeija is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Jeija is mostly 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 first name in the world, borne by 6 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Trarza Region, where 75 percent reside and Adrar Region, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside.
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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