Lijah Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lijah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lijah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1721:768,89158,769
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lijah (5,082) may also be a first name.

Lijah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lijah (Marathi: िलजाह) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lijah.

How Common Is The Last Name Lijah? popularity and diffusion

Lijah is the 783,439th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,187,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Lijah live; 52 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lijah is also the 95,254th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 5,082 people.

The last name Lijah is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 768,891. In Indonesia it is most common in: South Sulawesi, where 23 percent reside, Jambi, where 19 percent reside and West Kalimantan, where 19 percent reside. Barring Indonesia it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 43 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liajah911/
Lijjah911/
Hlijah911/
Lija898,490/
Liyah80619/
Lajah80409/
Lieja80336/
Lujah80217/
Lijaa80120/
Laiah80103/
Lojah80100/
Lijia8097/
Lioja8052/
Leijh8050/
Lijeh8028/
Lejah8014/
Lijja809/
Liauh808/
Leiah807/
Liaja807/
Lijoh802/
Liejh802/
Lyiah802/
Lyjah801/
Lijya801/
Laijh801/
Lijea801/
Liaih801/
Lioah801/
Liahy800/
Lij7543/
Lejaha73508/
Liaush7350/
Laihah7323/
Lajaha738/
Llaiah734/
Liyash734/
Liyadh733/
Lihjoh732/
Lliuja732/
Liyach731/
Laijhe731/
Lieyah731/
Lejahe731/
Lajath731/
Laiach731/
Liauht731/
Lujaha731/
Hleijh731/
Leiach730/
Laia6768,824/
Liya6718,862/
Loja6716,361/
Leja679,839/
Liau678,477/
Leah677,680/
Laja677,296/
Luja673,102/
Lijo672,299/
Lahu672,121/
Loia671,173/
Liea67767/
Liji67571/
Laij67525/
Lahy67422/
Layh67330/
Leih67321/
Lajh67236/
Leij67204/
Luij67203/
Lahj67198/
Lauh67183/
Luih67124/
Luia67122/
Liaj67119/
Leia67115/
Liai67101/
Laih6794/
Liay6782/
Liaa6749/
Loij6735/
Lije6733/
Lioa6715/
Lója6711/
Lioj678/
Liia675/
Lahajah674/
Lóia674/
Lyia672/
Láia671/
Lăja671/
Lája671/
Léah671/
Lehiash671/
Lijò671/
Liej671/
Liuj671/
Lyja671/
Liae671/
Lejh671/
Hleejah671/

Lijah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lijah in the Marathi language
िलजाहilajaha-

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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 Lijah
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