Naije Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Naije Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Naije (13) may also be a first name.
Naije Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naije Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Naije (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻌﻴﺠﻪ) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naije? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Naije reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 13 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Buhweju District, where 20 percent reside, Kasese District, where 20 percent reside and Kibaale District, where 20 percent reside. Other than Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 25 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Naije Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Naije in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻌﻴﺠﻪ | anyjh | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻴﺞ | alnyj | 50 |
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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 Naije
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