Erija Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Erija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Erija (199) may also be a first name.
Erija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Erija (Hindi: एरिजा, Oriya: ଏରିଜା) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Erija? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Erija live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Erija is also the 642,605th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 199 people.
Erija is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 83 percent reside and Lagos, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Erija occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent reside and Uganda, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Erija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Erija in the Hindi language | ||
| एरिजा | erija | - |
| Erija in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏରିଜା | erija | - |
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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 Erija
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