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 surname Jijiya (Hindi: जिजिया, Marathi: िजजीया, Oriya: ଜିଜିୟା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jijiya? popularity and diffusion
Jijiya is the 1,849,867th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Jijiya live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 616,131st most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 215 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 1,826,214. In Nigeria Jijiya is most prevalent in: Yobe, where 72 percent reside, Borno, where 7 percent reside and Sokoto, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Jijiya is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside.
Jijiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Jijiya surname is chiefly 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
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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 Jijiya
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