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) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rijam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rijam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rijam is the 1,701,480th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Rijam live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rijam is also the 573,164th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 243 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 30 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.
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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