Jimia Surname
Approximately 311 people bear this surname
Jimia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 286 | 1:136,501 | 12,441 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Jimia (1,781) may also be a first name.
Jimia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jimia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jimia (Oriya: ଜିମିଅ) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Jimia.
How Common Is The Last Name Jimia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 870,423rd most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. Jimia is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Jimia are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 181,263rd most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 1,781 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 136,501. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Yumbe District, where 49 percent reside, Luweero District, where 18 percent reside and Arua District, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Jimia is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jimia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jimia in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜିମିଅ | jimi'a | - |
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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 Jimia
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