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 surname Jiaga is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jiaga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jiaga is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jiaga live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jiaga is also the 4,213,784th most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 8 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Jiaga is most common in: Benue, where 50 percent live and Rivers, where 50 percent live. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and Niger, where 25 percent live.
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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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