Nijay Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Nijay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 156 | 1:4,917,086 | 124,057 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Nijay (518) may also be a first name.
Nijay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nijay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nijay (Hindi: निजाय, Marathi: िनजय, Oriya: ନିଜୟ, Tibetan: ཉིད་རྒྱས་) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nijay.
How Common Is The Last Name Nijay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,391,595th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname Nijay is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nijay reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 371,231st most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 518 people.
The last name Nijay is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 4,917,086. In India Nijay is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 82 percent reside, Bihar, where 6 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 3 percent reside. Outside of India this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nijay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nijay in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཉིད་རྒྱས་ | nyigyé | - |
| Nijay in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଜୟ | nijaya | - |
| Nijay in the Marathi language | ||
| िनजय | inajaya | 51.35 |
| िनजाय | inajaya | 40.54 |
| िवजय | ivajaya | 5.41 |
| िमया | imaya | 2.7 |
| Nijay in the Hindi language | ||
| निजाय | nijaya | 42.86 |
| निजय | nijaya | 42.86 |
| विजय | vijaya | 5.71 |
| निजया | nijaya | 2.86 |
| नीजाय | nijaya | 2.86 |
| नीजय | nijaya | 2.86 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nijay
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