Nijai Surname
Approximately 1,689 people bear this surname
Nijai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,680 | 1:456,587 | 23,511 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
Nijai (96) may also be a first name.
Nijai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nijai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nijai (Hindi: निजई, Marathi: िनजाई, Oriya: ନିଜାଇ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nijai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 237,619th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,314,710 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nijai live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 968,397th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 96 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 1,680 people, or 1 in 456,587. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent reside. Beside India this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nijai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nijai in the Hindi language | ||
| निजई | nija'i | - |
| Nijai in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଜାଇ | nija'i | - |
| Nijai in the Marathi language | ||
| िनजाई | inaja'i | 95.84 |
| नजाई | naja'i | 2.1 |
| नीजाई | nija'i | 0.7 |
| िजत | ijata | 0.16 |
| नीजाइ | nija'i | 0.08 |
| िजासा | ijasa | 0.08 |
| निलनी | nilani | 0.08 |
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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 Nijai
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