Hidja Surname
Approximately 774 people bear this surname
Hidja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 662 | 1:58,356 | 9,802 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Hidja (154) may also be a first name.
Hidja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hidja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hidja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺠﺎ) is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hidja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hidja is the 441,818th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,415,434 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Hidja are found; 86 percent are found in North Africa and 86 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 740,891st most common first name internationally, borne by 154 people.
The surname Hidja is most common in Algeria, where it is held by 662 people, or 1 in 58,356. In Algeria it is most common in: Béjaïa Province, where 100 percent are found and Algiers Province, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Algeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hidja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hidja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﺠﺎ | hja | 50 |
| ﺣﺠﻪ | hjh | 50 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Hidja
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis