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 last name Ijiya (Hindi: इजिया, Marathi: इजीया, Oriya: ଇଜିୟା) is found most in The DR Congo. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ijiya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,129,067th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. Ijiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Ijiya reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ijiya is also the 790,880th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 137 people.
The last name Ijiya is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 399,349. Not including The DR Congo Ijiya occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
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
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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 Ijiya
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