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Where Does The Last Name Hijab Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Hijab (Arabic: حجاب, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺣﺠﺎﺏ, Hindi: हिजाब, Marathi: िहजाब, Oriya: ହିଜାବ୍) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hijab? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 68,871^st most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,010,896 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Hijab are found; 44 percent are found in West Asia and 29 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 70,626^th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 8,075 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is borne by 1,678 people, or 1 in 54,789. Aside from Egypt this surname is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 17 percent reside and Jordan, where 14 percent reside.

Hijab Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Hijab surname is chiefly Sunni (91%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Hijab last name are 27.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.19% being registered to vote for the political party.

Hijab earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning $43,967 USD per year.