Mijah Surname
Approximately 684 people bear this surname
Mijah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 649 | 1:272,947 | 15,521 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
Mijah (2,230) may also be a first name.
Mijah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mijah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mijah (Hindi: मिजाह, Marathi: िमजह) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mijah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mijah is the 485,771st most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Mijah reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 158,282nd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 2,230 people.
The surname Mijah is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 649 people, or 1 in 272,947. In Nigeria it is most common in: Adamawa, where 89 percent are found, Plateau, where 3 percent are found and Kaduna, where 2 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Mijah occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mija | 89 | 3,693 | / |
| Mijh | 89 | 17 | / |
| Miyah | 80 | 2,415 | / |
| Maiah | 80 | 1,971 | / |
| Mujah | 80 | 1,255 | / |
| Majah | 80 | 443 | / |
| Meiah | 80 | 443 | / |
| Mejah | 80 | 267 | / |
| Mojah | 80 | 190 | / |
| Mijea | 80 | 131 | / |
| Mijia | 80 | 93 | / |
| Moijh | 80 | 72 | / |
| Mieja | 80 | 55 | / |
| Moiah | 80 | 36 | / |
| Miiah | 80 | 30 | / |
| Mijja | 80 | 22 | / |
| Muiah | 80 | 18 | / |
| Mijoh | 80 | 18 | / |
| Maijh | 80 | 17 | / |
| Mijeh | 80 | 14 | / |
| Mhija | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mijya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mijaa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Myiah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mgija | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mijih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Miojh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mij | 75 | 3,478 | / |
| Majaha | 73 | 1,110 | / |
| Majahe | 73 | 193 | / |
| Maiach | 73 | 142 | / |
| Moujah | 73 | 65 | / |
| Mmaiah | 73 | 29 | / |
| Mojahe | 73 | 26 | / |
| Maajah | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mujahd | 73 | 16 | / |
| Mijias | 73 | 13 | / |
| Miyash | 73 | 11 | / |
| Maaiah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mai'ah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mhojah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mujaha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Muhiah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mijiat | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mejach | 73 | 3 | / |
| Majath | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mahjah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meiach | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mujath | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mojahd | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mgajah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mojaha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Majahd | 73 | 2 | / |
| Majadh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meeiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mihjas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miyach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mgaiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhioja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mujaht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hmaiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mieyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mouiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmejah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Majahp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mujahh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mujash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maihah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miya | 67 | 603,348 | / |
| Maia | 67 | 262,701 | / |
| Muia | 67 | 30,109 | / |
| Maja | 67 | 23,805 | / |
| Miji | 67 | 20,809 | / |
| Meah | 67 | 18,315 | / |
| Meja | 67 | 10,368 | / |
| Mahu | 67 | 10,109 | / |
| Mahy | 67 | 7,641 | / |
| Muja | 67 | 6,469 | / |
| Moia | 67 | 5,732 | / |
| Moja | 67 | 4,498 | / |
| Maih | 67 | 2,548 | / |
| Miea | 67 | 2,498 | / |
| Meia | 67 | 1,799 | / |
| Moij | 67 | 1,723 | / |
| Meij | 67 | 1,389 | / |
| Mije | 67 | 901 | / |
| Mijo | 67 | 700 | / |
| Maij | 67 | 504 | / |
| Moih | 67 | 263 | / |
| Mauh | 67 | 196 | / |
| Mioa | 67 | 190 | / |
| Myja | 67 | 183 | / |
| Muij | 67 | 161 | / |
| Muih | 67 | 151 | / |
| Majh | 67 | 129 | / |
| Meih | 67 | 101 | / |
| Miia | 67 | 62 | / |
| Maihaja | 67 | 54 | / |
| Myia | 67 | 40 | / |
| Móia | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mahj | 67 | 19 | / |
| Maihach | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mijó | 67 | 11 | / |
| Meejach | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mayh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mmij | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mujh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mijj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mahajah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mojh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Máia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mauiath | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mioj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Miej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohjaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohijhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Méia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Môia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahí | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahjash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moujaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mája | 67 | 1 | / |
| Māja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mîia | 67 | 1 | / |
Mijah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mijah in the Hindi language | ||
| मिजाह | mijaha | - |
| Mijah in the Marathi language | ||
| िमजह | imajaha | - |
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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
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- 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 Mijah
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