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
The last name Jiawa occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jiawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jiawa is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Jiawa live; 80 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 382,601st most widespread first name internationally, held by 493 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia Jiawa is most numerous in: Kelantan, where 100 percent are found. Beside Malaysia Jiawa 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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