Shija Surname
Approximately 96,587 people bear this surname
Shija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 94,938 | 1:558 | 66 |
| Nigeria | 1,235 | 1:143,435 | 9,165 |
| India | 318 | 1:2,412,155 | 77,882 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Shija (75,466) may also be a first name.
Shija Demographics
Average Shija Salary in
United States
$28,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shija (Hindi: शीजा, Marathi: शीजा) occurs most in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shija? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,846th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 75,451 people. The last name Shija is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shija live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 12,999th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 75,466 people.
The surname Shija is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 94,938 people, or 1 in 558. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Tabora Region, where 33 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 24 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 11 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Shija Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Shija earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 8.13% less than the national average, earning R 218,316 per year and in United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shija in the Marathi language | ||
| शीजा | sija | 95.92 |
| षैजा | saija | 2.04 |
| शहाजन | sahajana | 2.04 |
| Shija in the Hindi language | ||
| शीजा | sija | 76.23 |
| शिजा | sija | 22.54 |
| षीजा | sija | 0.41 |
| षिजा | sija | 0.41 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shija
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