Peejay Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Peejay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Peejay (2,290) may also be a first name.
Peejay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peejay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Peejay is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peejay? popularity and diffusion
Peejay is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Peejay is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Peejay are found; 38 percent are found in South Asia and 38 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Peejay is also the 155,830th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 2,290 people.
The surname Peejay is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 10,717,728. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Balkh, where 33 percent are found, Faryab, where 33 percent are found and Jowzjan, where 33 percent are found. Barring Afghanistan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Peejay
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