Naija Surname
Approximately 647 people bear this surname
Naija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 358 | 1:128,994 | 10,630 |
| Uganda | 80 | 1:487,991 | 28,240 |
| Nigeria | 61 | 1:2,903,980 | 91,283 |
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| Tunisia | 42 | 1:14,539 | 2,384 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Naïja (1) are calculated separately.
Naija (936) may also be a first name.
Naija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Naija (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻌﻴﺠﻪ, Hindi: नैजा, Marathi: नैजा, Oriya: ନଇଯା) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Naïja. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Naija? popularity and diffusion
It is the 506,723rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 11,263,595 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Naija are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Naija is also the 264,210th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 936 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 358 people, or 1 in 128,994. In Kenya Naija is most numerous in: Narok County, where 100 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Naija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Naija in the Oriya language | ||
| ନଇଯା | na'iya | - |
| Naija in the Marathi language | ||
| नैजा | naija | 93.75 |
| नफ़ीजा | nafija | 6.25 |
| Naija in the Hindi language | ||
| नैजा | naija | 71.43 |
| नाईजा | na'ija | 14.29 |
| नईजा | na'ija | 14.29 |
| Naija in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻌﻴﺠﻪ | anyjh | 66.67 |
| ﺃﻧﻌﻴﺠﻪ | anyjh | 33.33 |
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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 Naija
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