Jiye Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Jiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| China | 20 | 1:68,366,078 | 3,721 |
| Taiwan | 19 | 1:1,233,934 | 8,385 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Jiyé (1) are calculated separately.
Jiye (75,330) may also be a first name.
Jiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jiye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺟﻲ, Hindi: जीये) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Jiyé. For other potential spellings of Jiye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jiye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,871,545th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Jiye are found; 40 percent are found in East Asia and 40 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Jiye is also the 13,017th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 75,330 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 79 percent live, Lagos, where 7 percent live and Adamawa, where 3 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in China, where 20 percent live and Taiwan, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jiye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jiye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﺟﻲ | ajy | - |
| Jiye in the Hindi language | ||
| जीये | jiye | 60 |
| जिये | jiye | 40 |
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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 Jiye
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