Gujiya Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Gujiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 92 | 1:1,925,465 | 68,462 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
Gujiya (3,548) may also be a first name.
Gujiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gujiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gujiya (Hindi: गुजिया, Marathi: गुजीया) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gujiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gujiya is the 1,315,412th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Gujiya live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 118,976th most common first name world-wide, borne by 3,548 people.
The last name Gujiya is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 1,925,465. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kebbi, where 68 percent reside, Zamfara, where 20 percent reside and Sokoto, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and India, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gujiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gujiya in the Hindi language | ||
| गुजिया | gujiya | 89.96 |
| गुजीया | gujiya | 6.69 |
| गूजिया | gujiya | 2.51 |
| गुजिय़ा | gujiya | 0.28 |
| गुजि़या | gujiya | 0.28 |
| गुजिय | gujiya | 0.14 |
| गुजीय | gujiya | 0.14 |
| Gujiya in the Marathi language | ||
| गुजीया | gujiya | 75 |
| गुिजया | guijaya | 25 |
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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 Gujiya
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