Jiis Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Jiis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jiis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Jiis (26) may also be a first name.

Jiis Last Name Facts

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

Jiis has its highest incidence in Somalia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Jiis.

How Common Is The Last Name Jiis? popularity and diffusion

Jiis is the 1,194,481st most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jiis live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 26 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Somalia, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 68,633. Besides Somalia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jijis892/
Jiits891/
Iis86829/
Jijish801/
Jais7515,326/
Jiji7510,170/
Jois751,052/
Iise75925/
Hiis75570/
Juis75297/
Jies75282/
Jihi75102/
Siis7582/
Giis7556/
Jiih7548/
Jeis7535/
Jiit7522/
Jios7520/
Ieis7515/
Iies7510/
Jiei7510/
Jiid757/
Jiie755/
Ijis755/
Ihis755/
Jyis754/
Jgis754/
Hjis752/
Iiss752/
Zjis752/
Jyii752/
Jiii752/
Jiip751/
Jjii751/
Iish751/
Ziis751/
Jóis751/
Jiiz751/
Jiio751/
Jhis751/
Jgii751/
Jiix751/
Jijs751/
Iois751/
Iios751/
Iisc751/
Iits751/
Iids751/
Hjii751/
Djihi671,058/
Jaish67810/
Hijii67806/
Jijie67448/
Hiish67249/
Djiji67221/
Jijai67166/
Ijise67142/
Joist67133/
Juist67105/
Jaise67105/
Jõgis6788/
Ojies6764/
Siiss6756/
Ajies6754/
Djiid6754/
Jihei6746/
Joise6738/
Eiies6738/
Joish6733/
Jiggi6731/
Jijih6725/
Jhais6725/
Juise6721/
Jihip6721/
Jihit6718/
Hihis6716/
Jihai6715/
Hjiji6715/
Jihui6713/
Aaiis6712/
Jaist6711/
Jeais6710/
Jihes6710/
Ajjis678/
Jeiss677/
Jiese676/
Jijio676/
Iaies675/
Jioie674/
Tjiji674/
Iouis674/
Ojuis674/
Giist673/
Giise673/
Jeish672/
Jihid672/
Ihish672/
Jieai672/
Ieiss672/
Giais672/
Iisse672/
Jigio672/
Jaiss672/
Jhuis672/
Siihs672/
Gieis672/
Jijei672/
Jijip672/
Jheis672/
Sihis671/
Ojjii671/
Jieui671/
Jihic671/
Giiss671/
Giuis671/
Zieis671/
Giihs671/
Juits671/
Aijis671/
Ijuis671/
Chiis671/
Ijhii671/
Iisøe671/
Hiiss671/
Jijid671/
Jijit671/
Jiaei671/
Khiis671/
Jógis671/
Tjies671/
Tjiyi671/
Yiisc671/
Jihoi671/
Jijij671/
Ji'ui671/
Jiaai671/
Jjiid671/
Jjiss671/
Joiui671/
Iissz671/
Iiszt671/
Iidsd671/
Joiss670/
Juiss670/
Jaids670/

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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 Jiis
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis