Sijai Surname
Approximately 199 people bear this surname
Sijai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 145 | 1:365,115 | 26,840 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Sijai (388) may also be a first name.
Sijai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sijai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sijai (Hindi: सिजई, Marathi: िसजई) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sijai.
How Common Is The Last Name Sijai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,189,614th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Sijai live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 439,750th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 388 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 365,115. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mtwara Region, where 97 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Sijai exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and Thailand, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sijai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sijai in the Hindi language | ||
| सिजई | sija'i | 83.6 |
| सीजई | sija'i | 8.47 |
| सिजइ | sija'i | 3.17 |
| सीजइ | sija'i | 1.59 |
| सिजाई | sija'i | 1.59 |
| सिजाइ | sija'i | 0.53 |
| सीजै | sijai | 0.53 |
| सिजयी | sijayi | 0.53 |
| Sijai in the Marathi language | ||
| िसजई | isaja'i | 77.78 |
| जै | jai | 22.22 |
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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 Sijai
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