Jijiya Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Jijiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 97 | 1:1,826,214 | 65,886 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Jijiya (215) may also be a first name.
Jijiya Demographics
Jijiya Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Jijiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jijiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jijiya (Hindi: जिजिया, Marathi: िजजीया, Oriya: ଜିଜିୟା) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Jijiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jijiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jijiya is the 1,849,867th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Jijiya are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jijiya is also the 616,131st most common first name internationally, held by 215 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 1,826,214. In Nigeria it is most common in: Yobe, where 72 percent live, Borno, where 7 percent live and Sokoto, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live.
Jijiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (87%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jijiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jijiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜିଜିୟା | jijiya | - |
| Jijiya in the Marathi language | ||
| िजजीया | ijajiya | - |
| Jijiya in the Hindi language | ||
| जिजिया | jijiya | 81.25 |
| जीजीया | jijiya | 6.25 |
| जीजिया | jijiya | 6.25 |
| जिज्इया | jijiya | 6.25 |
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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 Jijiya
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