Kijaji Surname
Approximately 1,495 people bear this surname
Kijaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,486 | 1:35,627 | 4,165 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
Kijaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kijaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kijaji (Marathi: िकजाजी) occurs most in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kijaji? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kijaji is the 262,280th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,874,613 people. The surname Kijaji is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kijaji reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kijaji is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,486 people, or 1 in 35,627. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 69 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kijaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kijaji in the Marathi language | ||
| िकजाजी | ikajaji | - |
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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 Kijaji
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