Lijam Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Lijam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lijam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2201:805,19435,881
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Lijam (130) may also be a first name.

Lijam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lijam (Hindi: लिजाम, Marathi: िलजाम, Oriya: ଲିଜାମ) is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lijam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lijam is the 874,560th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. Lijam is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Lijam are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 814,623rd most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 130 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 220 people, or 1 in 805,194. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 98 percent reside, Lagos, where 1 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 0 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Lijam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lijam last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lijam earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.71% more than the national average, earning $56,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lijiam914/
Lijame913/
Lidjam911/
Ljam8937/
Lizam801,008/
Lajam80583/
Laiam80532/
Lisam80271/
Liyam80261/
Lijan80170/
Liham8078/
Lyiam8040/
Liiam8023/
Lujam8020/
Lejam8011/
Loiam8011/
Luiam809/
Lijim804/
Lojam804/
Lieam803/
Lijom803/
Licam803/
Lyjam802/
Ljaim801/
Leiam801/
Lijem801/
Liaum801/
Lhiam801/
Liejm801/
Louijame771/
Lihame73788/
Lijane73611/
Lijian73348/
Likham73190/
Lajjam73137/
Lidjan73128/
Licham73105/
Lijang7388/
Liaume7366/
Lizame7348/
Lliyam7343/
Laisam7343/
Ledjam7333/
Lisame7328/
Laijan7322/
Luijan7316/
Leisam738/
Laiyam736/
Loiiam736/
Liyame735/
Laajam735/
Laiiam734/
Lihamm733/
Lizham732/
Luizam732/
Layiam732/
Lijaun732/
Lujame732/
Lujham731/
Lujyam731/
Loiahm731/
Ligiam731/
Lijhan731/
Lisaam731/
Laiham731/
Lehiam731/
Gliiam731/
Llisam731/
Lisjan731/
Loicam731/
Laizam731/
Lagiam731/
Lijean731/
Letjam731/
Loiyam731/
Lhajam731/
Luisam731/
Lejame731/
Laiame731/
Liscam730/
Liseam730/
Liem6715,759/
Lajm67853/
Leim67785/
Laum67760/
Laim67676/
Luikham67392/
Leam67362/
Laikham67204/
Liujian67202/
Laem67189/
Leikham67169/
Lidjang6799/
Loim6797/
Laijian6774/
Lijasin6752/
Ljan6743/
Litjane6736/
Leicham6714/
Glijyan6713/
Luim6710/
Lhajjam6710/
Luijean678/
Leijian677/
Llijane675/
Legiamg675/
Llhjamh674/
Lidjean672/
Liheame671/
Lijanth671/
Lijiann671/
Laym671/
Ljamova671/
Loehiam671/
Lujm671/
Lojm671/
Lejm671/

Lijam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lijam in the Hindi language
लिजामlijama-
Lijam in the Oriya language
ଲିଜାମlijama-
Lijam in the Marathi language
िलजामilajama87.23
िलजमilajama8.51
लीजामlijama4.26

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lijam
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