Jijah Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Jijah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jijah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Jijah (1,761) may also be a first name.

Jijah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jijah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﺠﺎﻩ, Hindi: जीजाह) is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Jijah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jijah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,007,164th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. Jijah is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Jijah reside; 32 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 32 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jijah is also the 182,443rd most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 1,761 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 1,667,698. Besides Iraq this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and Malaysia, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeijah9121/
Jijjah911/
Juijah911/
Jihjah911/
Jiejah911/
Jiyah80703/
Jaija80525/
Joija8062/
Jijja8037/
Ejiah8036/
Eijah8027/
Jijia8020/
Ejjah809/
Jiija809/
Hjija805/
Jeija805/
Jhija804/
Juija803/
Jijoh802/
Jjija802/
Jhjah802/
Jijha801/
Ijiah801/
Ijhah801/
Ijija801/
Jijya801/
Jhiah801/
Ajhijhah777/
Haijijah772/
Hajjijah771/
Hijjah73592/
Jiajia73149/
Jaijai7364/
Jogiah7338/
Jaijay7327/
Juiyah7310/
Joijat7310/
Jhijha738/
Ajjija736/
Jiyadh735/
Jiyaha734/
Joiyah734/
Ejiaha732/
Joijja731/
Jiyash731/
Jhijad731/
Jaijau731/
Jayjah731/
Ijoija731/
Ejieah731/
Eeijah731/
Jaijat731/
Jiujia731/
Jiyahe731/
Jojiah731/
Jiejia731/
Jijija731/
Ojjija731/
Jiya6728,396/
Ejja67559/
Jeah67202/
Ejia67115/
Jhia6714/
Iija6713/
Jaujiah6710/
Jiujias679/
Jeeiaah678/
Jhja677/
Jiia675/
Jiea674/
Jhijhay673/
Jyia672/
Jouijat672/
Juhiaha671/
Yjja671/
Jiyahai671/
Ahyijah671/
Yjia671/
Jiyaath671/
Jouijha671/

Jijah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jijah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻴﺠﺎﻩjyjah-
Jijah in the Hindi language
जीजाहjijaha-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jijah
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