Neija Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Neija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 125 | 1:16,400 | 2,431 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Neija (80) may also be a first name.
Neija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Neija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Neija (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻴﺠﻪ) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Neija? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,551,568th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. Neija occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Neija live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Baltic Europe. Neija is also the 1,075,395th most numerous first name internationally, held by 80 people.
The surname Neija is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 16,400. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 75 percent are found, Semigallia, where 14 percent are found and Latgale, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Latvia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Neija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Neija in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﻴﺠﻪ | alnyjh | 50 |
| ﺃﻧﻌﻴﺠﻪ | anyjh | 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 Neija
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