Mijah Surname

485,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mijah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mijah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6491:272,94715,521
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mija893,693/
Mijh8917/
Miyah802,415/
Maiah801,971/
Mujah801,255/
Majah80443/
Meiah80443/
Mejah80267/
Mojah80190/
Mijea80131/
Mijia8093/
Moijh8072/
Mieja8055/
Moiah8036/
Miiah8030/
Mijja8022/
Muiah8018/
Mijoh8018/
Maijh8017/
Mijeh8014/
Mhija8013/
Mijya805/
Mijaa804/
Myiah803/
Mgija801/
Mijih801/
Miojh801/
Mij753,478/
Majaha731,110/
Majahe73193/
Maiach73142/
Moujah7365/
Mmaiah7329/
Mojahe7326/
Maajah7321/
Mujahd7316/
Mijias7313/
Miyash7311/
Maaiah739/
Mai'ah736/
Mhojah735/
Mujaha734/
Muhiah734/
Mijiat734/
Mejach733/
Majath732/
Mahjah732/
Meiach732/
Mujath732/
Mojahd732/
Mgajah732/
Mojaha732/
Majahd732/
Majadh731/
Meeiah731/
Mihjas731/
Miyach731/
Mgaiah731/
Mhioja731/
Mujaht731/
Hmaiah731/
Mieyah731/
Mouiah731/
Mmejah731/
Majahp731/
Mujahh731/
Mujash731/
Maihah731/
Miya67603,348/
Maia67262,701/
Muia6730,109/
Maja6723,805/
Miji6720,809/
Meah6718,315/
Meja6710,368/
Mahu6710,109/
Mahy677,641/
Muja676,469/
Moia675,732/
Moja674,498/
Maih672,548/
Miea672,498/
Meia671,799/
Moij671,723/
Meij671,389/
Mije67901/
Mijo67700/
Maij67504/
Moih67263/
Mauh67196/
Mioa67190/
Myja67183/
Muij67161/
Muih67151/
Majh67129/
Meih67101/
Miia6762/
Maihaja6754/
Myia6740/
Móia6732/
Mahj6719/
Maihach6717/
Mijó6711/
Meejach677/
Mayh676/
Mmij675/
Mujh674/
Mijj673/
Mahajah673/
Mojh673/
Máia673/
Mauiath672/
Mioj672/
Miej671/
Mohjaha671/
Mohijhe671/
Méia671/
Môia671/
Mahí671/
Mahjash671/
Moujaha671/
Mája671/
Māja671/
Mîia671/

Mijah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mijah in the Hindi language
मिजाहmijaha-
Mijah in the Marathi language
िमजहimajaha-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mijah
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