Ijiya Surname
Approximately 214 people bear this surname
Ijiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Ijiya (137) may also be a first name.
Ijiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ijiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ijiya (Hindi: इजिया, Marathi: इजीया, Oriya: ଇଜିୟା) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ijiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,129,067th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ijiya are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 86 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 790,880th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 137 people.
The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 399,349. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ijiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ijiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇଜିୟା | ijiya | 86.96 |
| ଈଜୀୟା | ijiya | 4.35 |
| ଈଜିୟା | ijiya | 4.35 |
| ଇଜୀୟା | ijiya | 4.35 |
| Ijiya in the Hindi language | ||
| इजिया | ijiya | 80 |
| इजीया | ijiya | 13.33 |
| ईजीया | ijiya | 6.67 |
| Ijiya in the Marathi language | ||
| इजीया | ijiya | 50 |
| ईजीया | ijiya | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ijiya
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