Hinja Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Hinja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| Uganda | 32 | 1:1,219,977 | 48,798 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Hinja (87) may also be a first name.
Hinja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hinja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hinja (Hindi: हिन्जा) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hinja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,765,740th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Hinja reside; 36 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hinja is also the 1,024,927th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 87 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 4,542,122. In Nigeria Hinja is most frequent in: Benue, where 49 percent live, Taraba, where 41 percent live and Oyo, where 8 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 30 percent live and The DR Congo, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hinja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hinja in the Hindi language | ||
| हिन्जा | hinja | - |
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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 Hinja
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