Ejiya Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ejiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ejiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1581:1,121,15746,146
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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

The surname Ejiya (Hindi: एजिया, Oriya: ଏଜିୟା) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ejiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ejiya is the 1,333,288th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ejiya are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 484,112th most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 328 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 1,121,157. In Nigeria Ejiya is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 47 percent are found, Kogi, where 21 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Ejiya is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edjiya9141/
Hejiya912/
Ejieya911/
Ajiya808,062/
Ejaya805,253/
Esiya80420/
Ujiya80413/
Ojiya80287/
Ijiya80214/
Egiya8081/
Eziya8065/
Ejiye8036/
Ejuya8030/
Eciya808/
Yejia808/
Eyiya805/
Ejeia803/
Ejuia801/
Euiya801/
Aejya801/
Jjiya801/
Eiyya801/
Uejia801/
Ejaia801/
Eiiya801/
Ejoya801/
Ejoiy801/
Eejya801/
Ujjejiya771/
Hajiya738,397/
Jayiya732,000/
Jejeia73204/
Gujiya73171/
Gojiya73144/
Jijiya73100/
Gajiya7399/
Egieya7398/
Yejaya7369/
Ejijah7341/
Echiya7337/
Ojuiya7329/
Ajiyah7325/
Jujiya7321/
Edjoya7321/
Yajiya7319/
Hijiya7317/
Ejoyat7316/
Jajiya7315/
Eejaya7312/
Hujiya7311/
Ajaiya7310/
Esiyat739/
Awejia739/
Eiiyaj737/
Aajiya737/
Jejaya737/
Ajjiya737/
Jiyeja737/
Yejeya736/
Ijiyas735/
Ahjiya735/
Ijjiya735/
Ejieyo734/
Ecijia733/
Esieya733/
Eiiyas732/
Aijiya732/
Ekhiya732/
Esiyas732/
Ajiyaa732/
Eizaya732/
Ajiyoa732/
Yijiya732/
Joiyya732/
Joyiya732/
Jsiyah732/
Jijaya731/
Jojiya731/
Jisaya731/
Ejaiah731/
Ejeiaa731/
Eyaiya731/
Eyeiya731/
Ejeiyi731/
Ejioyo731/
Ejieah731/
Oweiya731/
Ijiaya731/
Huejia731/
Idjiya731/
Ieaiya731/
Iejaya731/
Heiaya731/
Hejaya731/
Joiaya731/
Jisiya731/
Ojeiya731/
Haejia731/
Geziya731/
Ejieha731/
Ejayaa731/
Ejiyet731/
Ejoiyi731/
Esjaya731/
Ojejia731/
Ehieya731/
Ejaiha731/
Oujiya731/
Ejayaz731/
Ejaj6710,676/
Yeya672,613/
Ejea67474/
Ejau67463/
Aeia67233/
Yeja67141/
Ejay67137/
Ejai6799/
Ejei6794/
Ejey6792/
Jayaiya6780/
Oeya6776/
Hajiyah6764/
Hajjiya6762/
Aeja6735/
Ajiyaou6734/
Ojhaiya6732/
Eeja6732/
Aeya6727/
Jiejaya6725/
Ieya6722/
Yeia6717/
Ahajiya6717/
Eisayas6716/
Ejui6714/
Hegiyah6713/
Ejoy6713/
Heigiya6712/
Jejayya6712/
Ejoi6710/
Oeja678/
Ieja677/
Jauiyah675/
Aujhiya675/
Eeya675/
Echioya675/
Ajaiyat675/
Eaya674/
Jichiya673/
Ejjayha673/
Aaejaya673/
Hajiyad673/
Eaja672/
Heiyyat672/
Jikhaya671/
Jejaiah671/
Jaiyyad671/
Jaiyyas671/
Hedziya671/
Jhijiya671/
Jichaya671/
Hujaiya671/
Eajaija671/
Eiieyaj671/
Eeia671/
Ajhiyah671/
Ehojiea671/
Hajiyaa671/
Jaiyeoa671/
Ueia671/
Ieia671/
Jijieya671/
Jiehaya671/
Joiyyah671/
Jiyoayo671/
Ueja671/
Yajieya671/
Ejayaha671/
Ejéa671/
Eyiya'a671/
Egieyah671/
Ehiejia671/
Eichoya671/
Ahijiya671/
Oeia671/
Eaia671/
Ejaijaz671/

Ejiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ejiya in the Hindi language
एजियाejiya62.5
एजीयाejiya37.5
Ejiya in the Oriya language
ଏଜିୟାejiya50
ଇଜିଆiji'a50

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ejiya
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