Nijan Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Nijan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 88 | 1:802,708 | 129,613 |
| Indonesia | 54 | 1:2,449,059 | 145,688 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| Iran | 24 | 1:3,199,272 | 94,565 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Nijan (1,432) may also be a first name.
Nijan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nijan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nijan (Bengali: নিজান, Hindi: निजान, Marathi: िनजान, Tibetan: ནི་ཇན་) is most common in Thailand. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nijan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,095,216th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nijan reside; 66 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 39 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Nijan is also the 206,217th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 1,432 people.
The surname Nijan is most widely held in Thailand, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 802,708. In Thailand Nijan is mostly concentrated in: Roi Et Province, where 98 percent reside, Bangkok, where 1 percent reside and Lopburi Province, where 1 percent reside. Beside Thailand this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and India, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nijan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nijan in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནི་ཇན་ | nijen | - |
| Nijan in the Bengali language | ||
| নিজান | nijana | - |
| Nijan in the Marathi language | ||
| िनजान | inajana | 77.78 |
| िनजन | inajana | 22.22 |
| Nijan in the Hindi language | ||
| निजान | nijana | 64 |
| निजन | nijana | 12 |
| निजां | nijam | 8 |
| नीजान | nijana | 8 |
| नीजन | nijana | 8 |
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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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- 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 Nijan
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