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 in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Rijam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rijam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rijam is the 1,701,480th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Rijam are found; 49 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rijam is also the 573,164th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 243 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria Rijam is most prevalent in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Beside Nigeria Rijam occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 30 percent live and India, where 16 percent live.
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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