Ejiya Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Ejiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 158 | 1:1,121,157 | 46,146 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ejiya (328) may also be a first name.
Ejiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ejiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ejiya (Hindi: एजिया, Oriya: ଏଜିୟା) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ejiya? popularity and diffusion
Ejiya is the 1,333,288th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ejiya live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 484,112th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 328 people.
The surname Ejiya is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 1,121,157. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Edo, where 47 percent reside, Kogi, where 21 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ejiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ejiya in the Hindi language | ||
| एजिया | ejiya | 62.5 |
| एजीया | ejiya | 37.5 |
| Ejiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଜିୟା | ejiya | 50 |
| ଇଜିଆ | iji'a | 50 |
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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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- 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 Ejiya
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