Hijra Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Hijra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 97 | 1:7,907,891 | 167,329 |
| Indonesia | 91 | 1:1,453,288 | 98,507 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Hijra (1,786) may also be a first name.
Hijra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hijra Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hijra (Hindi: हीजरा) is found most in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hijra.
How Common Is The Last Name Hijra? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hijra is the 1,125,333rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Hijra reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 45 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Hijra is also the 181,002nd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 1,786 people.
The surname Hijra is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 7,907,891. In India it is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 69 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 14 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account India Hijra is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 42 percent are found and Iran, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hijra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hijra in the Hindi language | ||
| हीजरा | hijara | 45.45 |
| हिजरा | hijara | 45.45 |
| हिजडा | hijada | 9.09 |
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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 Hijra
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