Deji Surname
Approximately 3,592 people bear this surname
Deji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,963 | 1:59,785 | 4,465 |
| India | 243 | 1:3,156,648 | 92,962 |
| Romania | 137 | 1:146,554 | 15,606 |
| China | 63 | 1:21,703,517 | 1,203 |
| Niger | 30 | 1:639,734 | 15,675 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Deji (34,165) may also be a first name.
Deji Demographics
Average Deji Salary in
United States
$31,281 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Deji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Deji (Hindi: डेजी, Marathi: डेजी, Oriya: େଡଜି) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Deji? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 126,499th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,028,827 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Deji live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Deji is also the 25,194th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 34,165 people.
The last name Deji is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,963 people, or 1 in 59,785. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 15 percent live, Ondo, where 13 percent live and Edo, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent live and Romania, where 4 percent live.
Deji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (89%) in Nigeria.
Deji earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning $31,281 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Deji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deji in the Hindi language | ||
| डेजी | deji | 96.2 |
| देजी | deji | 3.36 |
| डेजि | deji | 0.12 |
| दॆजी | deji | 0.12 |
| देजि | deji | 0.06 |
| डैजी | daiji | 0.06 |
| डे़जी | deji | 0.06 |
| Deji in the Marathi language | ||
| डेजी | deji | 86.57 |
| देजी | deji | 9.7 |
| डेझी | dejhi | 1.49 |
| डॅजी | deji | 0.75 |
| Deji in the Oriya language | ||
| େଡଜି | edaji | 77.45 |
| େଡଜୀ | edaji | 16.67 |
| େଡ଼ଜି | eraji | 0.98 |
| େଦଜୀ | edaji | 0.98 |
| େଦଜି | edaji | 0.98 |
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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 Deji
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