Hija Surname
Approximately 4,808 people bear this surname
Hija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,962 | 1:13,362 | 1,727 |
| Indonesia | 185 | 1:714,861 | 55,312 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| United States | 109 | 1:3,325,311 | 189,554 |
| Colombia | 79 | 1:604,735 | 7,577 |
| Mexico | 43 | 1:2,886,656 | 22,491 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Spain | 30 | 1:1,558,401 | 47,033 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Albania | 15 | 1:194,270 | 13,224 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
Hija (8,909) may also be a first name.
Hija Demographics
Average Hija Salary in
United States
$38,596 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hija (Arabic: هيجا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﺠﻪ, Hindi: हिजा, Marathi: हीजा) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hija? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 98,592nd most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,515,713 people. Hija is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Hija live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Hija is also the 66,170th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 8,909 people.
The surname Hija is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,962 people, or 1 in 13,362. In Tanzania it is most common in: Zanzibar North Region, where 24 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent reside and Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 16 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it is found in 62 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent reside.
Hija Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Hija surname are 40.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.75% being registered to vote for the party.
Hija earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.55% less than the national average, earning $38,596 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hija in the Marathi language | ||
| हीजा | hija | - |
| Hija in the Hindi language | ||
| हिजा | hija | 68.42 |
| हीजा | hija | 31.58 |
| Hija in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﺠﻪ | hjh | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺤﺠﺔ | alhjt | 30 |
| ﺣﺞ | hj | 10 |
| ﺍﻟﺤﺠﻪ | alhjh | 10 |
| Hija in the Arabic language | ||
| هيجا | hyja | - |
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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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- 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 Hija
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