Wija Surname
Approximately 2,025 people bear this surname
Wija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,642 | 1:80,542 | 8,526 |
| Poland | 250 | 1:152,035 | 21,611 |
| Taiwan | 31 | 1:756,282 | 5,404 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Czechia | 20 | 1:531,673 | 54,411 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Wija (634) may also be a first name.
Wija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wija occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wija? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 205,021st most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,598,788 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Wija are found; 82 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 81 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 330,552nd most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 634 people.
The surname Wija is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,642 people, or 1 in 80,542. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Bali, where 79 percent live, West Nusa Tenggara, where 7 percent live and Banten, where 3 percent live. Barring Indonesia this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 12 percent live and Taiwan, where 2 percent live.
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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 Wija
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