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 last name Erija (Hindi: एरिजा, Oriya: ଏରିଜା) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Erija? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Erija 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 frequently held first name world-wide, held by 199 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ondo, where 83 percent reside and Lagos, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name 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
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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 Erija
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