Vjay Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Vjay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 164 | 1:4,677,228 | 120,006 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Vjay (523) may also be a first name.
Vjay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vjay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vjay (Hindi: विजय, Marathi: िवजय) has its highest incidence in India. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vjay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,348,199th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname Vjay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Vjay reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 369,131st most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 523 people.
The surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 4,677,228. In India Vjay is most prevalent in: Kerala, where 99 percent are found, Telangana, where 1 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Excluding India it occurs in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vjay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vjay in the Marathi language | ||
| िवजय | ivajaya | 94.44 |
| जय | jaya | 1.39 |
| Vjay in the Hindi language | ||
| विजय | vijaya | 90 |
| अजय | ajaya | 10 |
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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 Vjay
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