Jolaya Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Jolaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| Iran | 66 | 1:1,163,372 | 50,804 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Jolaya (11) may also be a first name.
Jolaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jolaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jolaya occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jolaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jolaya is the 1,484,726th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Jolaya are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jolaya is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 11 people.
Jolaya is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kogi, where 37 percent live, Oyo, where 18 percent live and Ekiti, where 13 percent live. Not including Nigeria Jolaya exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 46 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.
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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 Jolaya
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