Jä Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Jä Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
The alternate forms: Ja (154,504), Já (25), Jà (2), Jâ (1) & Jå (1) are calculated separately.
Jä (19) may also be a first name.
Jä Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jä Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jä is more frequently found in Finland than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Ja, Já, Jà, Jâ or Jå. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jä? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Jä is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Jä are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in Scandinavia. Jä is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.
The last name is most widespread in Finland, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,099,340. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 60 percent reside, Northern Savonia, where 20 percent reside and Southwest Finland, where 20 percent reside. Barring Finland this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Jä
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