Hjira Surname
Approximately 3,555 people bear this surname
Hjira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2,353 | 1:11,230 | 1,360 |
| Morocco | 1,125 | 1:30,645 | 4,894 |
| Jordan | 47 | 1:188,137 | 9,239 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Syria | 14 | 1:1,378,644 | 7,647 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
Hjira (159) may also be a first name.
Hjira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hjira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hjira (Hindi: हाजिरा) is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hjira.
How Common Is The Last Name Hjira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hjira is the 127,586th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,049,943 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Hjira reside; 68 percent reside in West Asia and 66 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Hjira is also the 727,628th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 159 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is borne by 2,353 people, or 1 in 11,230. In Yemen Hjira is mostly found in: 'Amran Governorate, where 24 percent live, Amanat Al Asimah, where 19 percent live and Ma'rib Governorate, where 19 percent live. Besides Yemen this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 32 percent live and Jordan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hjira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hjira in the Hindi language | ||
| हाजिरा | hajira | - |
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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 Hjira
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