Jinja Surname
Approximately 1,674 people bear this surname
Jinja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 504 | 1:30,631 | 4,710 |
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| Japan | 350 | 1:365,269 | 12,282 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Tanzania | 21 | 1:2,521,029 | 48,569 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Jinja (435) may also be a first name.
Jinja Demographics
Average Jinja Salary in
South Africa
R 100,068
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Jinja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jinja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jinja (Hindi: जींजा, Marathi: िंजजा, Oriya: ଜିା) is most common in Zimbabwe. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jinja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 239,279th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,353,373 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Jinja reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Jinja is also the 411,176th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 435 people.
This last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 504 people, or 1 in 30,631. In Zimbabwe Jinja is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 20 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 20 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 20 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe Jinja occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 27 percent are found and Japan, where 21 percent are found.
Jinja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Jinja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.89% less than the national average, earning R 100,068 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jinja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jinja in the Marathi language | ||
| िंजजा | injaja | 94.44 |
| िंजज | injaja | 5.56 |
| Jinja in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜିା | jia | 87.5 |
| ଜିଂଜ | jinja | 12.5 |
| Jinja in the Hindi language | ||
| जींजा | jinja | 50 |
| जिंजा | jinja | 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 Jinja
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