Chija Surname
Approximately 1,468 people bear this surname
Chija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,346 | 1:39,333 | 4,502 |
| Philippines | 77 | 1:1,314,782 | 98,554 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chija (329) may also be a first name.
Chija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chija (Hindi: चिजा, Marathi: चीजा, Oriya: ଚିଜା) occurs most in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chija? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chija is the 266,307th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,964,268 people. Chija occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Chija live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Chija is also the 483,360th most numerous first name in the world, held by 329 people.
The surname Chija is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,346 people, or 1 in 39,333. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 91 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Chija occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 5 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chija in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିଜା | cija | - |
| Chija in the Marathi language | ||
| चीजा | cija | - |
| Chija in the Hindi language | ||
| चिजा | cija | 70.59 |
| चीजा | cija | 29.41 |
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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 Chija
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