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
Naije (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻌﻴﺠﻪ) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Naije click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naije? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Naije is mostly 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 widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.
Naije is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Buhweju District, where 20 percent are found, Kasese District, where 20 percent are found and Kibaale District, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent are found.
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
- 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 Naije
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