Ji Surname
Approximately 4,010,974 people bear this surname
Ji Surname User-submission:
Ji is a Chinese surname, which comes from the root word 姬 (jī), meaning 'noble woman' or 'princess'.
Ji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3,837,365 | 1:356 | 72 |
| India | 79,856 | 1:9,606 | 811 |
| Taiwan | 44,819 | 1:523 | 61 |
| Pakistan | 12,034 | 1:14,845 | 979 |
| Thailand | 7,453 | 1:9,478 | 519 |
| United States | 5,162 | 1:70,217 | 8,146 |
| Singapore | 4,053 | 1:1,359 | 167 |
| Spain | 3,185 | 1:14,679 | 1,677 |
| Hong Kong | 2,853 | 1:2,571 | 172 |
| Vietnam | 2,021 | 1:45,842 | 533 |
| Canada | 1,396 | 1:26,394 | 3,527 |
| Australia | 1,159 | 1:23,292 | 3,203 |
| Japan | 943 | 1:135,572 | 7,185 |
| South Korea | 943 | 1:54,337 | 145 |
| United Arab Emirates | 789 | 1:11,613 | 1,444 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Macau | 527 | 1:1,142 | 159 |
| Malaysia | 440 | 1:67,032 | 4,933 |
| Indonesia | 418 | 1:316,386 | 27,799 |
| England | 415 | 1:134,260 | 13,202 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Brazil | 310 | 1:690,562 | 25,403 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| New Zealand | 257 | 1:17,620 | 3,093 |
| France | 245 | 1:271,113 | 41,730 |
| Russia | 212 | 1:679,826 | 58,189 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Germany | 179 | 1:449,751 | 39,926 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Netherlands | 118 | 1:143,112 | 21,745 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| Portugal | 113 | 1:92,197 | 4,545 |
| Italy | 112 | 1:546,042 | 53,051 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Sweden | 102 | 1:96,537 | 7,015 |
| Greece | 83 | 1:133,491 | 22,215 |
| Hungary | 81 | 1:121,189 | 11,343 |
| Switzerland | 69 | 1:119,028 | 12,127 |
| Slovenia | 66 | 1:37,692 | 7,083 |
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| Qatar | 56 | 1:42,107 | 4,399 |
| Guam | 54 | 1:2,965 | 391 |
| Brunei | 49 | 1:8,546 | 1,114 |
| North Korea | 49 | 1:512,593 | 53 |
| Ecuador | 48 | 1:331,372 | 9,295 |
| Belgium | 46 | 1:249,927 | 30,800 |
| South Africa | 45 | 1:1,203,949 | 68,637 |
| Suriname | 45 | 1:12,280 | 3,102 |
| Austria | 43 | 1:198,033 | 24,866 |
| Ireland | 41 | 1:114,852 | 5,857 |
| Luxembourg | 41 | 1:14,160 | 3,053 |
| Afghanistan | 38 | 1:846,136 | 8,622 |
| Uzbekistan | 38 | 1:813,925 | 16,450 |
| Nepal | 36 | 1:791,138 | 5,397 |
| Kazakhstan | 33 | 1:535,833 | 38,572 |
| Mauritius | 32 | 1:40,419 | 7,602 |
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| Finland | 17 | 1:323,335 | 23,349 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| Belarus | 15 | 1:633,404 | 54,314 |
| Oman | 15 | 1:245,865 | 4,150 |
| Slovakia | 15 | 1:355,763 | 48,124 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Georgia | 10 | 1:374,554 | 15,620 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 1:303,459 | 16,246 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 1:1,268,778 | 4,375 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
The alternate forms: Jì (6), Ĵi (2) & Jí (2) are calculated separately.
Ji (47,736) may also be a first name.
Ji Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Ji is a Chinese surname, which comes from the root word 姬 (jī), meaning 'noble woman' or 'princess'.
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Ji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ji (Bengali: জি, Hindi: जी, Marathi: जी, Oriya: ଜୀ) is carried by more people in China than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Jì, Ĵi or Jí. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ji? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ji is the 142nd most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,817 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ji reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 19,222nd most commonly held first name globally, held by 47,736 people.
This surname is most prevalent in China, where it is carried by 3,837,365 people, or 1 in 356. Other than China Ji exists in 152 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent are found and Taiwan, where 1 percent are found.
Ji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ji last name is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Ji surname are 5.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.76% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ji earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 89.32% less than the national average, earning €3,208 per year; in Norway they earn 12.48% less than the national average, earning 302,889 kr per year; in Peru they earn 66.14% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,206 per year; in South Africa they earn 4.15% more than the national average, earning R 247,500 per year; in United States they earn 20.89% more than the national average, earning $52,163 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.41% more than the national average, earning $51,874 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jì | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ĵi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jí | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jie | 80 | 862,544 | / |
| Jit | 80 | 63,330 | / |
| Jui | 80 | 51,842 | / |
| Jai | 80 | 9,315 | / |
| Dji | 80 | 3,542 | / |
| Jhi | 80 | 2,993 | / |
| Joi | 80 | 1,300 | / |
| Jid | 80 | 986 | / |
| Jei | 80 | 743 | / |
| Jji | 80 | 527 | / |
| Jih | 80 | 440 | / |
| Jiz | 80 | 362 | / |
| Tji | 80 | 346 | / |
| Jip | 80 | 271 | / |
| Jii | 80 | 175 | / |
| Hji | 80 | 144 | / |
| Jis | 80 | 141 | / |
| Jij | 80 | 107 | / |
| Jyi | 80 | 28 | / |
| Jiy | 80 | 18 | / |
| Zji | 80 | 7 | / |
| Xji | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jzi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jiǚ | 80 | 1 | / |
| I | 67 | 7,588,136 | / |
| Jais | 67 | 15,326 | / |
| Jaid | 67 | 10,430 | / |
| J | 67 | 3,404 | / |
| Tjai | 67 | 2,219 | / |
| Jait | 67 | 2,215 | / |
| Djoi | 67 | 1,701 | / |
| Djai | 67 | 1,179 | / |
| Jois | 67 | 1,052 | / |
| Jaiz | 67 | 948 | / |
| Juiz | 67 | 918 | / |
| Juit | 67 | 706 | / |
| Jaih | 67 | 699 | / |
| Tjui | 67 | 505 | / |
| Jish | 67 | 502 | / |
| Jipp | 67 | 477 | / |
| Jaai | 67 | 468 | / |
| Djih | 67 | 347 | / |
| Tjoi | 67 | 325 | / |
| Hjij | 67 | 320 | / |
| Jaić | 67 | 318 | / |
| Juis | 67 | 297 | / |
| Djei | 67 | 284 | / |
| Joit | 67 | 212 | / |
| Djid | 67 | 135 | / |
| Jhai | 67 | 130 | / |
| Jaip | 67 | 113 | / |
| Jeid | 67 | 88 | / |
| Tjih | 67 | 87 | / |
| Jaia | 67 | 84 | / |
| Jieh | 67 | 79 | / |
| Jije | 67 | 75 | / |
| Juip | 67 | 59 | / |
| Djui | 67 | 40 | / |
| Djit | 67 | 38 | / |
| Jitt | 67 | 38 | / |
| Juid | 67 | 36 | / |
| Jeis | 67 | 35 | / |
| Juić | 67 | 34 | / |
| Jidd | 67 | 32 | / |
| Jeih | 67 | 31 | / |
| Jihe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Jeić | 67 | 27 | / |
| Jaij | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hjih | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jiss | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jeit | 67 | 12 | / |
| Joid | 67 | 11 | / |
| Juih | 67 | 9 | / |
| Joij | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shji | 67 | 6 | / |
| Djip | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ji'e | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jhui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hdji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jxji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jist | 67 | 4 | / |
| Djis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jgis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hjid | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jeij | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hjai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jeiz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Joiz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jidh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joić | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hjis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jihd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jhih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jzie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jjoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jijz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeip | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sdji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zjih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zjis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jjip | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hjoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jóis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsji | 67 | 1 | / |
| J'Ai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jijh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiïd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jzci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jzis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tdji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tjei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tjij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sxji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zjij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zjoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xjgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xjiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xjyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jihp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jihz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jijs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jizs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jizt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jjij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jjit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jjui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jjyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jsgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jsji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hxji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jipf | 67 | 0 | / |
Ji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ji in the Bengali language | ||
| জি | ji | - |
| Ji in the Marathi language | ||
| जी | ji | - |
| Ji in the Hindi language | ||
| जी | ji | 98.73 |
| जि | ji | 0.46 |
| जी़ | ji | 0.16 |
| जी॰ | ji | 0.13 |
| पी | pi | 0.03 |
| ज्ी | ji | 0.02 |
| बी | bi | 0.02 |
| ज़ी | zi | 0.01 |
| वी | vi | 0.01 |
| डी | di | 0.01 |
| सी | si | 0.01 |
| ली | li | 0 |
| टी | ti | 0 |
| ़जी | ji | 0 |
| सी़ | si | 0 |
| पी॰ | pi | 0 |
| Ji in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜୀ | ji | 66.63 |
| ଜି | ji | 33.37 |
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