Dwij Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Dwij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dwij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India391:19,668,343291,059
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Dwij (872) may also be a first name.

Dwij Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dwij Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dwij (Bengali: দ্বীজ, Hindi: द्विज, Marathi: दीज, Oriya: ିଜ) has its highest incidence in India. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwij? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,605,694th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Dwij is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dwij reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dwij is also the 275,516th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 872 people.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 19,668,343. In India Dwij is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 95 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 3 percent are found and Odisha, where 3 percent are found. Other than India it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dwijo89330/
Dwija89108/
Dwi8618,545/
Dwj8612/
Duij754,271/
Dwis7598/
Dwih7562/
Dwaj7547/
Dwie7520/
Dwei7514/
Dhwi7511/
Dwiy758/
Dwai758/
Dwio754/
Twij753/
Dvij752/
Dwiz752/
Dwyj752/
Dwoi751/
Hdwi751/
Ddwi751/
Dbij751/
Dwwj751/
Dwwi751/
Dwgi751/
Dwhi751/
Dwjd751/
Dwje751/
Dwjh751/
Dwjs751/
Dwjx751/
Dwui751/
D'Weije731/
Dwayi671,372/
Dweis67708/
Duijs67414/
Dwaia67313/
Dhwaj67113/
Duaij6742/
Duiji6741/
Dweih6739/
D'Wit6732/
Duijx6728/
Duija6723/
Twije6722/
Dwaji6721/
Twaij6714/
Dwhaj6711/
Dwaja6711/
Dwiya6710/
Dwich677/
Dwish675/
Twija674/
Dwoyi673/
Dwaaj673/
Dwidt672/
Duijo672/
Dhwoj671/
Dwuio671/
Dhwwi671/
Dwisp671/
Dvija671/
Dwuia671/
Ddwit671/
Dwaai671/
Dweyi671/
Ttdwi671/
Tdwio671/
Dwguj671/
Dwhje671/
Dwais671/
Dhwie671/
Dhuij671/
Dwuix671/
Dwiss670/

Dwij Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dwij in the Bengali language
দ্বীজdbija-
Dwij in the Hindi language
द्विजdvija-
Dwij in the Marathi language
दीजdija-
Dwij in the Oriya language
ିଜija93.2
ୀଜija6.52
ସ୍ିଜsija0.28

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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
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  • 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 Dwij
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