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) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raija? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,441,361st most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Raija live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Raija is also the 27,301st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 30,895 people.
The last name is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 6,728,644. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 75 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 7 percent reside and Uttarkhand, where 4 percent reside. Apart from India this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found 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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- 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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