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 last name Jimia (Oriya: ଜିମିଅ) is found most frequently in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jimia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 870,423rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Jimia reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Jimia is also the 181,263rd most common given name throughout the world It is held by 1,781 people.
It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 136,501. In Uganda Jimia is primarily concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 49 percent reside, Luweero District, where 18 percent reside and Arua District, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It is also common 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
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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 Jimia
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