View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

Where Does The Last Name Jiya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Jiya (Bengali: জিয়া, Hindi: जिया, Marathi: जीया, Oriya: ଜିୟା) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jiya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Jiya is the 19,349^th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 256,640 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Jiya live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jiya is also the 21,099^th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 42,599 people.

The last name Jiya is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16,160 people, or 1 in 10,962. In Nigeria Jiya is most prevalent in: Niger, where 79 percent are found, Kwara, where 9 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent are found and Malawi, where 11 percent are found.

Jiya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (65%) in Nigeria.

Jiya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.37% less than the national average, earning R 141,696 per year.