Jirah Surname
Approximately 493 people bear this surname
Jirah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 164 | 1:281,585 | 18,349 |
| Indonesia | 121 | 1:1,092,969 | 78,869 |
| Nigeria | 101 | 1:1,753,889 | 63,997 |
| Philippines | 59 | 1:1,715,902 | 111,316 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Jirah (3,987) may also be a first name.
Jirah Demographics
Jirah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Jirah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jirah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jirah occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jirah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 622,538th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 14,782,040 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Jirah are found; 38 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 38 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 110,655th most commonly used given name internationally, held by 3,987 people.
The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 281,585. In Kenya Jirah is most common in: Kwale County, where 57 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 43 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.
Jirah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (67%) in Kenya.
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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 Jirah
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