Sj Surname

329,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia9901:133,58513,333
India1031:7,447,237161,200
Iran241:3,199,27294,565
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Sj (4,663) may also be a first name.

Sj Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sj Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sj is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 329,243rd most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,472,066 people. Sj occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sj reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 100,386th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 4,663 people.

The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 990 people, or 1 in 133,585. In Indonesia Sj is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 38 percent reside, Jakarta, where 13 percent reside and East Java, where 11 percent reside. Other than Indonesia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent reside and Iran, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hsj8065/
Sdj8026/
Shj8020/
Sjh8017/
Ssj8012/
Sjs809/
Sjø808/
Xsj807/
Sjx807/
Sxj803/
Zsj803/
Sjz803/
Sjj802/
Szj801/
Søj801/
S6712,076/
J673,404/
Jsjs677/
Sjøø675/
Shjj674/
Jsjz673/
Sjhs673/
Sjdd672/
Hssj672/
Xszj672/
Shjh672/
Ssxj672/
Szzj672/
Sshj671/
Sjph671/
Åsjø671/
Sdjh671/
Hsdj671/
Jsjh671/
Jsdj671/
Xssj671/
Xshj671/
Xzsj671/
Zsjj671/
Ssjz671/
Sjss671/
Shjx671/
Sjce671/
Sjch671/
Sjhd671/
Sjhz671/
Sjjh671/
Sjjs671/
Sjjz671/
Sjpf671/
Sjrz671/
Sjsc671/
Shzj671/
Sjst671/
Sjsx671/
Sjxs671/
Sjxx671/
Sjzh671/
Sxjj671/
Sxjx671/
Sxsj671/
Sxzj671/
Szjh671/

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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 Sj
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis