Where Does The Last Name Rija Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Rija (Hindi: रिजा, Marathi: रीजा, Oriya: ରିଜା) occurs more in Madagascar more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rija? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 54,607^th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 782,009 people. The surname Rija occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Rija reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in Barito Africa. Rija is also the 9,622^nd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 106,516 people.

Rija is most widespread in Madagascar, where it is held by 8,149 people, or 1 in 2,902. Outside of Madagascar this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Rija Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Rija has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Rija last name grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.