Rijam Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Rijam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Malaysia | 34 | 1:867,477 | 39,690 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Rijam (243) may also be a first name.
Rijam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rijam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rijam (Hindi: रिजम, Marathi: िरजाम, Oriya: ରିଯାମ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rijam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,701,480th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Rijam live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 573,164th most widespread first name in the world, held by 243 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria Rijam is most frequent in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 30 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rijam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rijam in the Oriya language | ||
| ରିଯାମ | riyama | - |
| Rijam in the Hindi language | ||
| रिजम | rijama | 66.67 |
| रीजम | rijama | 16.67 |
| रिजाम | rijama | 16.67 |
| Rijam in the Marathi language | ||
| िरजाम | irajama | 50 |
| िरजम | irajama | 50 |
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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 Rijam
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