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 in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jimia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jimia is the 870,423rd most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. This surname is predominantly 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. Jimia is also the 181,263rd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,781 people.
This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 136,501. In Uganda Jimia is mostly concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 49 percent live, Luweero District, where 18 percent live and Arua District, where 15 percent live. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.
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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