Iji Surname

49,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,8271:22,6322,011
Iran9241:83,0988,429
Japan7961:160,6087,959
Indonesia4031:328,16228,715
India2511:3,056,03791,050
Papua New Guinea1341:60,8497,857
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Iji (3,091) may also be a first name.

Iji Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Iji Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Iji (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻳﺞ, Hindi: इजी, Marathi: ईजी, Oriya: ଇଜି) is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iji? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iji is the 49,592nd most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 702,617 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Iji live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iji is also the 129,712th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 3,091 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,827 people, or 1 in 22,632. In Nigeria Iji is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 49 percent are found, Ogun, where 13 percent are found and Ondo, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 9 percent are found and Japan, where 8 percent are found.

Iji Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Iji last name is predominantly Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

Iji earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiji8610,170/
Ijie864,453/
Idji862,832/
Ijai862,054/
Hiji86876/
Giji86621/
Eiji86461/
Aiji86451/
Ijei86442/
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Oiji86137/
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Ij80184/
Hijji752,316/
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Jie67862,544/
Aji6781,166/
Oji6731,034/
Uji676,719/
Hij675,497/
Eji673,570/
Isi673,463/
Ije673,296/
Aii673,137/
Ija672,066/
Iyi671,895/
Izi671,662/
Yii671,368/
Ijo671,175/
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Iji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iji in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻳﺞayj-
Iji in the Oriya language
ଇଜିiji87.5
ଇଜିାଇଁijia'im12.5
Iji in the Marathi language
ईजीiji72.97
इजीiji27.03
Iji in the Hindi language
इजीiji65.63
ईजीiji31.25
इजिiji3.13

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iji
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