Jeta Surname
Approximately 1,104 people bear this surname
Jeta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 536 | 1:98,772 | 9,757 |
| India | 246 | 1:3,118,152 | 92,229 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Zimbabwe | 55 | 1:280,695 | 28,958 |
| Kosovo | 49 | 1:37,997 | 3,423 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Jetá (1) are calculated separately.
Jeta (9,475) may also be a first name.
Jeta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jeta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jeta (Bengali: জেতা, Georgian: ჯეტა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺘﻪ, Hindi: जेता, Marathi: जेता, Oriya: େଜଟା) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Jetá. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jeta? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jeta is the 334,403rd most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,601,038 people. Jeta occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Jeta live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 63,535th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 9,475 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 536 people, or 1 in 98,772. In Tanzania Jeta is most numerous in: Pwani Region, where 50 percent are found, Simiyu Region, where 24 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Jeta exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.
Jeta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Jeta has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jeta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jeta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺘﻪ | jth | - |
| Jeta in the Bengali language | ||
| জেতা | jeta | - |
| Jeta in the Hindi language | ||
| जेता | jeta | 98.98 |
| जेटा | jeta | 0.83 |
| जेेता | jeeta | 0.04 |
| जेठा | jetha | 0.04 |
| जेतों | jetom | 0.04 |
| Jeta in the Marathi language | ||
| जेता | jeta | 98.65 |
| जेटा | jeta | 1.35 |
| Jeta in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜଟା | ejata | 70 |
| େଜତା | ejata | 10 |
| େଜଟ | ejata | 6.67 |
| େଜେଟ | ejeta | 3.33 |
| ଜିତା | jita | 3.33 |
| େଯଟା | eyata | 3.33 |
| ଯାେତ | yaeta | 3.33 |
| Jeta in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯეტა | jeta | 50 |
| ჯეთა | jeta | 50 |
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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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- 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 Jeta
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