Jolya Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Jolya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Jolya (132) may also be a first name.
Jolya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jolya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jolya (Hindi: जोल्या) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jolya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Jolya live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 807,735th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 132 people.
Jolya is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Mayuge District, where 50 percent live and Namutumba District, where 50 percent live. Outside of Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent live and Pakistan, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jolya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jolya in the Hindi language | ||
| जोल्या | jolya | 66.67 |
| जोलया | jolaya | 33.33 |
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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 Jolya
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