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
The surname Jiija (Oriya: ଜିଂଜା) is most common in Uganda. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jiija? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Jiija are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Ntungamo District, where 43 percent are found, Bushenyi District, where 29 percent are found and Kiruhura District, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.
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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