Jimiya Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Jimiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 55 | 1:709,805 | 35,417 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Jimiya (334) may also be a first name.
Jimiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jimiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jimiya (Hindi: जिमिया, Marathi: िजमीया, Oriya: ଯିମିୟ) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jimiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jimiya is the 2,372,517th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Jimiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Jimiya are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Jimiya is also the 478,963rd most frequently occurring given name globally It is held by 334 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 709,805. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Luweero District, where 47 percent are found, Kiryandongo District, where 16 percent are found and Kampala District, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jimiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jimiya in the Hindi language | ||
| जिमिया | jimiya | 60 |
| जिमीया | jimiya | 24 |
| जीमिया | jimiya | 16 |
| Jimiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଯିମିୟ | yimiya | 50 |
| ଜିମିୟ | jimiya | 50 |
| Jimiya in the Marathi language | ||
| िजमीया | ijamiya | 50 |
| जीमीया | jimiya | 50 |
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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 Jimiya
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