Jiija Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Jiija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Jiija (19) may also be a first name.
Jiija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jiija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jiija (Oriya: ଜିଂଜା) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jiija? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jiija is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Jiija reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Jiija is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name globally It is held by 19 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Ntungamo District, where 43 percent reside, Bushenyi District, where 29 percent reside and Kiruhura District, where 14 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jiija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jiija in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜିଂଜା | jinja | - |
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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
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- 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 Jiija
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