Jeja Surname
Approximately 352 people bear this surname
Jeja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 222 | 1:595,717 | 47,390 |
| India | 61 | 1:12,574,842 | 222,490 |
| Tanzania | 23 | 1:2,301,809 | 48,176 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Jeja (293) may also be a first name.
Jeja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jeja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jeja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺠﺎ, Hindi: जेजा, Marathi: जेजा, Oriya: େଜଯା) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jeja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jeja is the 798,040th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Jeja reside; 62 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 62 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jeja is also the 515,650th most widely held given name on earth, held by 293 people.
The surname Jeja is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 595,717. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: North Sumatra, where 70 percent live, East Nusa Tenggara, where 25 percent live and East Kalimantan, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jeja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jeja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺠﺎ | jja | - |
| Jeja in the Hindi language | ||
| जेजा | jeja | - |
| Jeja in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜଯା | ejaya | - |
| Jeja in the Marathi language | ||
| जेजा | jeja | - |
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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 Jeja
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