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 surname Mijah (Hindi: मिजाह, Marathi: िमजह) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mijah.
How Common Is The Last Name Mijah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mijah is the 485,771st most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,654,307 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mijah live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 158,282nd most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 2,230 people.
The surname Mijah is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 649 people, or 1 in 272,947. In Nigeria Mijah is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 89 percent live, Plateau, where 3 percent live and Kaduna, where 2 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
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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