Jijelava Surname

378,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Jijelava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jijelava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia5881:6,3701,427
Abkhazia3491:696140
Russia71:20,589,008462,339

Jijelava Last Name Facts

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

Jijelava (Georgian: ჯიჯელავა) is more frequently found in Georgia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jijelava? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 378,348th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,719,858 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Jijelava are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 62 percent are found in Kartvelo-West Asia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Georgia, where it is carried by 588 people, or 1 in 6,370. In Georgia Jijelava is mostly concentrated in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 81 percent are found, Tbilisi, where 14 percent are found and Imereti, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Georgia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Abkhazia, where 37 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jielava931/
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Jejelava88171/
Jijilava887/
Jijalava881/
Jelava861/
Jelavad8013/
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Jelaeva802/
Jelavat801/
Elava77213/
Jeslavat751/
Jyelavad751/
Eliava71911/
Jeleva71182/
Gelava7193/
Elavai7167/
Elyava7119/
Jajulavad7118/
Yelava719/
Ellava718/
Elaiva717/
Jelawa716/
Ieleva713/
Jeslavath713/
Elgava712/
Jelova711/
Ehlava711/
Aicelaiva711/
Jegilavad711/
Jajalavad711/
Ieslavath711/
Ielaba711/
Elhava711/
Jelabat6752/
Ielovaz6713/
Jelawai6712/
Elaivay6710/
Yellava678/
Jailova677/
Jelabai676/
Jelhova673/
Jellaba673/
Jeelova672/
Yelavad672/
Jailaba671/
Jojlova671/
Elavaya671/
Jhilave671/
Ellavaa671/
Yelaeva671/
Yelavat671/
Iselawa671/
Elavaja671/
Ejalava671/
Ieslawa671/

Jijelava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jijelava in the Georgian language
ჯიჯელავაjijelava-

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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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  • 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 Jijelava
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