Vij Surname

37,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Vij Surname User-submission:

The Vij surname belongs to the Khatri caste in India which have roots in the Punjab region.

Vij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India12,2921:62,4044,263
United States6511:556,77345,921
England3321:167,82515,507
Canada1911:192,90918,967
United Arab Emirates1781:51,4735,061
Australia691:391,24231,907
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Northern Ireland371:49,8664,222
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Finland91:610,74534,002
France61:11,070,454349,096
China61:227,886,92811,701
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Vij (1,545) may also be a first name.

Vij Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Vij surname belongs to the Khatri caste in India which have roots in the Punjab region.

- atbkaran

Vij Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vij (Hindi: विज, Marathi: वीज) is found most in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vij? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 37,145th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 513,605 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Vij are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 197,240th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 1,545 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 12,292 people, or 1 in 62,404. In India it is most numerous in: Delhi, where 39 percent are found, Punjab, where 24 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 13 percent are found. Other than India Vij occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Vij Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vij are 4.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.26% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vij earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.09% less than the national average, earning 255,790 kr per year; in United States they earn 32.98% more than the national average, earning $57,380 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.58% more than the national average, earning $63,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viji861,047/
Vijh86855/
Vija86736/
Vije86234/
Vaij86189/
Vijo86106/
Vijj864/
Vidj864/
Vhij862/
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Vizj861/
Vwij861/
Vi80317,472/
Vj80332/
Vijya75706/
Vijji75674/
Viojo75315/
Vijge75266/
Vijeh75107/
Vijja75107/
Vijah7598/
Vaije7590/
Vijea7558/
Vijiy7540/
Vijyi7531/
Vijaa7524/
Vijdt7517/
Vijia7514/
Veijs7514/
Vijjo7511/
Viejó7510/
Vijje759/
Vijee759/
Vhije757/
Visjø757/
Vajij756/
Vhiji756/
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Viejò753/
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Vijio752/
Vaijh752/
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Vijoo751/
Vijsh751/
Vijuo751/
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Vioje751/
Vaiij751/
Vuijo751/
Vijhd751/
Vfijd751/
Voisj751/
Vai6763,284/
Vaj6727,006/
Vit6711,467/
Vis6710,311/
Vie675,163/
Vui674,978/
Vio674,065/
Vic673,858/
Vid672,618/
Bij672,569/
Voi671,976/
Viy671,967/
Vei671,795/
Vix671,246/
Vooijs67906/
Vih67802/
Vhi67766/
Viz67730/
Wij67599/
Vii67263/
Vuijst67215/
Hvi67201/
Vwi67170/
Voj67154/
Vej67136/
Fij67110/
Vip6786/
Vjc6732/
Vjh6732/
Vyi6725/
Vje6719/
Vgi6710/
Vhj679/
Viç677/
Vjz677/
Uij676/
Vuj676/
Vijová675/
Véi675/
Vfj675/
Vjx675/
Vfi675/
Hvj675/
Vyj673/
Vwj673/
Vuijts672/
Viå672/
Vjj672/
Vjp672/
Viyajs671/
Vói671/
Vaihøj671/

Vij Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vij in the Marathi language
वीजvija-
Vij in the Hindi language
विजvija96.23
वीजvija2.17

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