Gij Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397

Gij (33) may also be a first name.

Gij Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gij (Hindi: गिज, Oriya: ଗୀଜ) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gij.

How Common Is The Last Name Gij? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,776,799th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Gij live; 37 percent live in South Asia and 31 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 33 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 5,118,835. In Iran it is most frequent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 47 percent live, Tehran Province, where 40 percent live and East Azerbaijan Province, where 7 percent live. Excluding Iran Gij is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Poland, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngij86301/
Giaj86127/
Giej8653/
Ágij8613/
Gaij8611/
Guij862/
Goij862/
Gioj861/
Xgij861/
Gidj861/
Gijj861/
Gijx861/
Giuj861/
Gixj861/
Gisj861/
Hgij861/
Kgij861/
Gaiji7536/
Giejc7520/
Gooij7519/
Gåije7517/
Gijje7512/
Gaija7512/
Guije7511/
Guiji7511/
Gueij7510/
Geija759/
Gehij757/
Guijj754/
Geije753/
Gaijh753/
Gaijc752/
Gioji752/
Goija752/
Goiji752/
Gahij751/
Gaije751/
Egiuj751/
Zgiej751/
Goije751/
Goijs751/
Giedj751/
Gaijs751/
Gyijj751/
Gihjp751/
Hxgij751/
Iji6710,372/
Hij675,497/
Gis673,552/
Ije673,296/
Ija672,066/
Goijay671,054/
Gei671,004/
Giz67975/
Gej67612/
Geijer67609/
Gja67408/
Gic67368/
Gix67255/
Égi67212/
Cij67200/
Gji67141/
Jij67107/
Gheiji6766/
Gič6765/
Sij6747/
Gueidj6744/
Ghaije6734/
Goijer6726/
Gje6721/
Ghuijs6718/
Gjj6716/
Jgi6711/
Ijj679/
Iaj679/
Gjz679/
Gyj678/
Iij677/
Iuj677/
Gaijay677/
Yij676/
Gjc676/
Gueije675/
Gié675/
Ihj674/
Ioj674/
Zij674/
Gahija673/
Gaijer673/
Giè673/
Giş673/
Ijy673/
Kgaija672/
Gjy672/
Geijai671/
Gaijee671/
Gaijji671/
Gaiyaj671/
Gaijey671/
Ijé671/
Ägi671/
Giś671/
Giž671/
Gaijie671/
Gjx671/
Iej671/

Gij Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gij in the Oriya language
ଗୀଜgija-
Gij in the Hindi language
गिजgija75
गीजgija25

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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 Gij
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