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

Lijah (Marathi: िलजाह) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lijah.

How Common Is The Last Name Lijah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lijah is the 783,439th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 20,187,108 people. The surname Lijah occurs predominantly 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 numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 5,082 people.

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

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
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  • 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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