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) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mijah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 485,771st most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,654,307 people. The last name Mijah occurs mostly 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 widely held first name at a global level, held by 2,230 people.
Mijah is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 649 people, or 1 in 272,947. In Nigeria Mijah is mostly concentrated 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 is also found 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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