Jiay Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Jiay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jiay (36) may also be a first name.
Jiay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jiay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jiay is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jiay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Jiay are found; 58 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 58 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jiay is also the 1,717,090th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 36 people.
The surname Jiay is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Johor, where 57 percent are found and Sarawak, where 43 percent are found. Besides Malaysia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 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 Jiay
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