Jeje Surname

31,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Jeje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9,1521:19,3561,787
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
South Africa6401:84,65310,423
Indonesia5161:256,29723,285
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Zimbabwe2491:62,0019,346
Kenya1531:301,82919,123
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Niger1041:184,5396,420
Tanzania961:551,47535,149
India791:9,709,688189,874
England491:1,137,10353,999
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
France91:7,380,302306,885
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Marshall Islands61:8,6371,214
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

The alternate forms: Jejé (2), Jéjé (8) & Jêjê (1) are calculated separately.

Jeje (21,171) may also be a first name.

Jeje Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jeje Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Jeje (Hindi: जेजे, Marathi: जेजे, Oriya: େଜେଜ) is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant: Jejé, Jéjé or Jêjê. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeje? popularity and diffusion

Jeje is the 31,235th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 426,297 people. Jeje occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Jeje are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 36,243rd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 21,171 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 9,152 people, or 1 in 19,356. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 27 percent reside, Ekiti, where 15 percent reside and Lagos, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Jeje Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Jeje surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Jeje are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Jeje earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.7% less than the national average, earning R 148,044 per year and in United States they earn 22.05% more than the national average, earning $52,662 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jejé922/
Ijeje89417/
Jedje89111/
Jejeh8982/
Djeje8941/
Jejee8931/
Jeije8917/
Jeeje898/
Jejey895/
Jejea894/
Jejei892/
Hjeje892/
Jejie891/
Jieje891/
Jejje891/
Jejej891/
Jee8640,984/
Eje8615,484/
Jej868/
Jéjé838/
Jêjê831/
Djedje8027,949/
Tjetje8052/
Ajieje8041/
Jeejee8019/
Djeije8016/
Jiejie8010/
Jeajea809/
Jeyjey807/
Ijejeh806/
Jhejhe804/
Jehjeh803/
Eujeje803/
Djejer802/
Jeijer801/
Jejhhe801/
Hjeije801/
Jeijeh801/
Ijeije801/
Djejeh801/
Jeijei801/
Ejeh7524,905/
Geje751,184/
Jeji75767/
Ejue75717/
Jese75503/
Jeja75352/
Jege75237/
Zeje75199/
Heje75183/
Ejee75181/
Jeye75170/
Yeje75130/
Jeze75125/
Jejo7567/
Jhee7566/
Ejze7523/
Jece7518/
Ijee7511/
Ceje7511/
Ijej758/
Jeej756/
Djej756/
Jeey755/
Jeae755/
Jeea754/
Jejy754/
Jeij753/
Jeie753/
Jexe753/
Jiej752/
Jejd752/
Jeaj752/
Jejj751/
Jjee751/
Ieje751/
Hjej751/
Jecj751/
Xjej751/
Jhej751/
Djedjed73192/
Djedjes7372/
Djedjea7334/
Djeadje7330/
Djedjey7329/
Djedjei7326/
Djeidje736/
Djedjer733/
Ajiejie732/
Djeydje731/
Heujeje731/
Ajiejeh731/
Djesdje731/
Djese676,869/
Jeche672,462/
Ej672,166/
Hajee672,045/
Joyee671,742/
Jeger671,676/
Hjiej671,307/
Cajee671,286/
Ijege67672/
Jieja67604/
Jegge67552/
Cheje67535/
Jeyes67526/
Jeges67523/
Jeyed67505/
Djedjess67446/
Tjege67433/
Ijeji67383/
Zejer67355/
Jhejo67340/
Djeye67238/
Gejge67223/
Jayee67169/
Jeejo67143/
Jeeza67107/
Jhejh67106/
Djeji67105/
Jeser6798/
Jejji6784/
Jeeja6768/
Jesea6766/
Ijese6755/
Jedge6752/
Jegeš6746/
Kheje6740/
Gejee6739/
Jajee6737/
Iheje6736/
Jawee6735/
Jeezy6733/
Hjeij6732/
Jeied6732/
Eteje6732/
Jesee6730/
Iseje6728/
Tjeja6727/
Jowee6726/
Jezer6721/
Jehye6720/
Jigee6720/
Yajee6719/
Tjeea6719/
Jesie6717/
Jisee6716/
Jesey6716/
Jojee6715/
Jesep6715/
Djege6713/
Jezie6712/
Jihee6711/
Jeeya6711/
Jeiji6711/
Hejes6711/
Djeze6711/
Ejuye6711/
Jijee6710/
Jerze6710/
Jezhe6710/
Jeece679/
Jeeji679/
Ijeze679/
Hejeh679/
Jeijé678/
Jeegi677/
Jeesi677/
Geeje677/
Hjyej677/
Jiese676/
Jeige676/
Jezed676/
Jeseň676/
Jekhe675/
Jeese675/
Jeses675/
Jegee675/
Jejhi675/
Yejie675/
Ajjee674/
Jeged674/
Jedji674/
Jejot674/
Jesed674/
Jezze674/
Jiege674/
Jejah673/
Ajjej673/
Jeuse673/
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Ijeie673/
Yejeh673/
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Jecey673/
Ajiej672/
Hejez672/
Juyee672/
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Jehja672/
Jesce672/
Jetge672/
Jaiee672/
Jeueh672/
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Jegey672/
Ejeeh672/
Jieji672/
Yejea672/
Jejza672/
Jeajo672/
Jeaze672/
Hejie672/
Jieye672/
Jezse672/
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Juiee671/
Jeeyo671/
Jeiez671/
Jejis671/
Jejiy671/
Djeij671/
Yejge671/
Tjeye671/
Jeyce671/
Jeyee671/
Eheje671/
Jejii671/
Ejuie671/
Ijeja671/
Ijeye671/
Ijeue671/
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Jeset671/
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Jeeat671/
Jeezi671/
Jehøj671/
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Jejoo671/
Jesge671/
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Eceje671/
Ejhea671/
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Sgeje671/
Dtjej671/
Jeahj671/
Jeies671/
Jejaa671/
Jiece671/
Jieej671/
Jieuj671/
Juuee671/
Jujee671/
Jtejo671/
Jease670/

Jeje Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jeje in the Hindi language
जेजेjeje98.98
जे़जे़jeje1.02
Jeje in the Oriya language
େଜେଜejeja71.43
େଜାେଜାejaeja21.43
େଯେଯeyeya7.14
Jeje in the Marathi language
जेजेjeje66.67
जोेजेjoeje33.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jeje
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