Alhiji Surname
Approximately 315 people bear this surname
Alhiji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 296 | 1:64,838 | 2,992 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
Alhiji (151) may also be a first name.
Alhiji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alhiji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alhiji occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Alhiji click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alhiji? popularity and diffusion
Alhiji is the 862,604th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Alhiji are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Alhiji is also the 749,223rd most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 151 people.
Alhiji is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 64,838. In Niger Alhiji is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Niger Alhiji occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Qatar, where 2 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
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- 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 Alhiji
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