Jieh Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Jieh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jieh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Jieh (354) may also be a first name.

Jieh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jieh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Jieh is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jieh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 58 percent of Jieh live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jieh is also the 463,079th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 354 people.

It is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,053,365. In Malaysia it is most common in: Sarawak, where 54 percent are found, Selangor, where 36 percent are found and Penang, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

Jieh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Jieh surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.67% being registered with the political party.

Jieh earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.34% more than the national average, earning $68,320 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jie86862,544/
Jih86440/
Ieh8615/
Jish75502/
Jije7575/
Jihe7531/
Hieh7510/
Ji'e756/
Jich752/
Jihd752/
Jidh752/
Jiph751/
Jihz751/
Jihp751/
Jijh751/
Ji674,010,974/
Je6712,744/
Ie679,716/
Eh678,785/
Jh676,336/
Ih67877/
Jehet679/
Ehieh672/
Jishh671/
Iehii671/
Jicht671/
Jishs671/
Jihhd671/
Jiddh671/

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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 Jieh
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