Jouh Surname
Approximately 644 people bear this surname
Jouh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 499 | 1:354,996 | 19,137 |
| Iraq | 79 | 1:443,312 | 7,666 |
| Mauritania | 46 | 1:89,019 | 5,672 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Jouh (79) may also be a first name.
Jouh Demographics
Jouh Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Jouh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jouh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jouh (Arabic: جوح, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻮﻩ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jouh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 508,499th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 11,316,065 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Jouh reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jouh is also the 1,083,225th most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 79 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 499 people, or 1 in 354,996. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 97 percent are found, Ogun, where 3 percent are found and Delta, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Jouh exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 12 percent are found and Mauritania, where 7 percent are found.
Jouh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jouh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jouh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺟﻮﻩ | ajwh | 85.71 |
| ﺃﺟﻮﻩ | ajwh | 9.52 |
| ﺃﺟﻮﻥ | ajwn | 4.76 |
| Jouh in the Arabic language | ||
| جوح | jwh | - |
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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 Jouh
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