Jiawa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Jiawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Jiawa (493) may also be a first name.
Jiawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jiawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jiawa has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jiawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Jiawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Jiawa reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jiawa is also the 382,601st most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 493 people.
The last name Jiawa is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Kelantan, where 100 percent are found. Barring Malaysia it is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Jiawa
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