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
Al Hija occurs more in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Hija? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 56,071st most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 805,521 people. Al Hija is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Hija live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Levant.
It is most frequently used in Jordan, where it is carried by 8,877 people, or 1 in 996. In Jordan Al Hija is most numerous in: Irbid Governorate, where 66 percent live, Zarqa Governorate, where 18 percent live and Amman Governorate, where 15 percent live. Besides Jordan this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 2 percent live and Palestine, where 0 percent live.
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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
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