Ji Surname

142nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,010,974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Ji Surname User-submission:

Ji is a Chinese surname, which comes from the root word 姬 (), meaning 'noble woman' or 'princess'.

Ji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China3,837,3651:35672
India79,8561:9,606811
Taiwan44,8191:52361
Pakistan12,0341:14,845979
Thailand7,4531:9,478519
United States5,1621:70,2178,146
Singapore4,0531:1,359167
Spain3,1851:14,6791,677
Hong Kong2,8531:2,571172
Vietnam2,0211:45,842533
Canada1,3961:26,3943,527
Australia1,1591:23,2923,203
Japan9431:135,5727,185
South Korea9431:54,337145
United Arab Emirates7891:11,6131,444
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Macau5271:1,142159
Malaysia4401:67,0324,933
Indonesia4181:316,38627,799
England4151:134,26013,202
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Brazil3101:690,56225,403
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
New Zealand2571:17,6203,093
France2451:271,11341,730
Russia2121:679,82658,189
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Germany1791:449,75139,926
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Netherlands1181:143,11221,745
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Italy1121:546,04253,051
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Sweden1021:96,5377,015
Greece831:133,49122,215
Hungary811:121,18911,343
Switzerland691:119,02812,127
Slovenia661:37,6927,083
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
Qatar561:42,1074,399
Guam541:2,965391
Brunei491:8,5461,114
North Korea491:512,59353
Ecuador481:331,3729,295
Belgium461:249,92730,800
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Austria431:198,03324,866
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Luxembourg411:14,1603,053
Afghanistan381:846,1368,622
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Nepal361:791,1385,397
Kazakhstan331:535,83338,572
Mauritius321:40,4197,602
Denmark291:194,64516,083
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Norway261:197,78022,769
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Chile201:880,82418,509
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Finland171:323,33523,349
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Oman151:245,8654,150
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Wales111:281,32115,850
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Georgia101:374,55415,620
Lithuania101:303,45916,246
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Laos41:1,647,081888
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

The alternate forms: (6), Ĵi (2) & (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 (), meaning 'noble woman' or 'princess'.

- syedhumaid109

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: , Ĵi or . 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
836/
Ĵi832/
832/
Jie80862,544/
Jit8063,330/
Jui8051,842/
Jai809,315/
Dji803,542/
Jhi802,993/
Joi801,300/
Jid80986/
Jei80743/
Jji80527/
Jih80440/
Jiz80362/
Tji80346/
Jip80271/
Jii80175/
Hji80144/
Jis80141/
Jij80107/
Jyi8028/
Jiy8018/
Zji807/
Xji805/
Jzi802/
Jiǚ801/
I677,588,136/
Jais6715,326/
Jaid6710,430/
J673,404/
Tjai672,219/
Jait672,215/
Djoi671,701/
Djai671,179/
Jois671,052/
Jaiz67948/
Juiz67918/
Juit67706/
Jaih67699/
Tjui67505/
Jish67502/
Jipp67477/
Jaai67468/
Djih67347/
Tjoi67325/
Hjij67320/
Jaić67318/
Juis67297/
Djei67284/
Joit67212/
Djid67135/
Jhai67130/
Jaip67113/
Jeid6788/
Tjih6787/
Jaia6784/
Jieh6779/
Jije6775/
Juip6759/
Djui6740/
Djit6738/
Jitt6738/
Juid6736/
Jeis6735/
Juić6734/
Jidd6732/
Jeih6731/
Jihe6731/
Jeić6727/
Jaij6722/
Hjih6721/
Jiss6719/
Jeit6712/
Joid6711/
Juih679/
Joij678/
Shji676/
Djip676/
Ji'e676/
Jhui675/
Chji675/
Hdji675/
Jxji675/
Jist674/
Djis674/
Jgis674/
Hjid673/
Jeij673/
Hjai673/
Jeiz673/
Joiz673/
Jidh672/
Joić672/
Hjis672/
Jihd672/
Jhih672/
Jich672/
Jzie672/
Djhi672/
Jjoi672/
Dhji672/
Jijz672/
Jeip672/
Sdji672/
Thji672/
Zjih672/
Zjis672/
Jjip672/
Hjoi671/
Jóis671/
Hsji671/
J'Ai671/
Hjiz671/
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Jhoi671/
Jijh671/
Jiïd671/
Jjai671/
Jzci671/
Jzis671/
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Tdji671/
Tjei671/
Tjij671/
Sjji671/
Sjzi671/
Sxji671/
Szji671/
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Zjoi671/
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Xjgi671/
Xjiy671/
Xjyi671/
Djyi671/
Djiy671/
Djiz671/
Jhiy671/
Jgit671/
Jgiz671/
Jihp671/
Jihz671/
Jijs671/
Jizs671/
Jizt671/
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Jjit671/
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Jsgi671/
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Ji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ji in the Bengali language
জিji-
Ji in the Marathi language
जीji-
Ji in the Hindi language
जीji98.73
जिji0.46
जी़ji0.16
जी॰ji0.13
पीpi0.03
ज्ीji0.02
बीbi0.02
ज़ीzi0.01
वीvi0.01
डीdi0.01
सीsi0.01
लीli0
टीti0
़जीji0
सी़si0
पी॰pi0
Ji in the Oriya language
ଜୀji66.63
ଜିji33.37

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