Raija Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Raija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 114 | 1:6,728,644 | 151,199 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Raija (30,895) may also be a first name.
Raija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Raija (Hindi: रैजा, Marathi: रईजा, Oriya: ରାଇଜ) has its highest incidence in India. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Raija.
How Common Is The Last Name Raija? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,441,361st most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Raija is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Raija live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 27,301st most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 30,895 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 6,728,644. In India Raija is most numerous in: Bihar, where 75 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 7 percent reside and Uttarkhand, where 4 percent reside. Barring India this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and Finland, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raija in the Hindi language | ||
| रैजा | raija | 92.39 |
| रईजा | ra'ija | 2.26 |
| राईजा | ra'ija | 2.06 |
| रइजा | ra'ija | 1.03 |
| राइजा | ra'ija | 1.03 |
| रायजा | rayaja | 0.62 |
| रैजी | raiji | 0.21 |
| रहेजा | raheja | 0.21 |
| रािज | raija | 0.21 |
| Raija in the Marathi language | ||
| रईजा | ra'ija | 76.19 |
| राईजा | ra'ija | 14.29 |
| अजय | ajaya | 9.52 |
| Raija in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାଇଜ | ra'ija | 62.5 |
| ରାଇଜା | ra'ija | 25 |
| େରୖଜା | eraja | 12.5 |
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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 Raija
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