Al Hija Surname
Approximately 9,047 people bear this surname
Al Hija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 8,877 | 1:996 | 146 |
| Yemen | 151 | 1:175,002 | 8,083 |
| Palestine | 12 | 1:379,071 | 11,768 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Al Hija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Hija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Hija is more commonly found in Jordan than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Hija? popularity and diffusion
It is the 56,071st most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 805,521 people. Al Hija occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Hija reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Levant.
It is most frequently used in Jordan, where it is borne by 8,877 people, or 1 in 996. In Jordan it is mostly concentrated in: Irbid Governorate, where 66 percent reside, Zarqa Governorate, where 18 percent reside and Amman Governorate, where 15 percent reside. Not including Jordan this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 2 percent reside and Palestine, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Al Hija
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