Jiaga Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Jiaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Jiaga (8) may also be a first name.
Jiaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jiaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jiaga is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jiaga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jiaga is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jiaga are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jiaga is also the 4,213,784th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 8 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 50 percent reside and Rivers, where 50 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Niger, where 25 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Jiaga
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