Jijwa Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jijwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jijwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1741:311,36629,669
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Jijwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jijwa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jijwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,286,243rd most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The last name Jijwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Jijwa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 311,366. In South Africa Jijwa is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and Western Cape, where 16 percent live. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Jijwa Last Name Statistics demography

Jijwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.4% less than the national average, earning R 117,876 per year.

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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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  • 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 Jijwa
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