Jekah Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jekah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jekah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Jekah (11) may also be a first name.

Jekah Last Name Facts

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

Jekah is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jekah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Jekah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Jekah live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Jekah is most common in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 20 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jekaih911/
Jehkah911/
Jeka892,566/
Yekah80406/
Jekka80163/
Ekaih8092/
Jehka8067/
Jekau8056/
Jekay8025/
Jieka8024/
Ijeka8018/
Jeeka8012/
Jekha8010/
Ekeah809/
Jeuka805/
Gekah805/
Jeika805/
Jeaka804/
Jekoh803/
Jheka803/
Jekai802/
Ješka802/
Eckah801/
Jekaj801/
Ekahh801/
Eka7594,362/
Jeszka73853/
Jehkoh7396/
Yehkah7347/
Ejieka7339/
Jekaut7335/
Jedtka7333/
Ehkhah7323/
Yekkah739/
Jeekay738/
Jeckay737/
Ekkauh737/
Yekeah736/
Ojjeka734/
Ojieka734/
Jekkaa734/
Jaikah733/
Ajieka732/
Jeekat732/
Jijeka731/
Jekkaj731/
Eckhah731/
Yekach731/
Geykah731/
Jehska731/
Jehkoa731/
Jhekoh731/
Jeskai731/
Jekait731/
Jeakoh731/
Ijekat731/
Jeikap731/
Jaykah731/
Ekahah731/
Jekaus731/
Jheuka731/
Ekka67128,099/
Ekai6721,878/
Yeka679,577/
Geka671,719/
Ekau67949/
Jeko67458/
Ekea67414/
Ekaa67391/
Ekha67196/
Ekay67157/
Jekosch67133/
Jeca67116/
Jeschka6781/
Ieka6770/
Ejka6750/
Jekautz6718/
Ekho6711/
Ekaj676/
Ojiekoh672/
Egka672/
Jeykouh671/
Eqka671/
Ekaà671/
Iheakah671/
Ohjieka671/
Ijaikah671/
Jeekaat671/

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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 Jekah
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