Journah Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Journah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Journah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Journah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Journah occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Journah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Journah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Journah are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Journah is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 20 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 Journah
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