Wijay Surname
Approximately 486 people bear this surname
Wijay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Indonesia | 118 | 1:1,120,756 | 80,521 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Wijay (245) may also be a first name.
Wijay Demographics
Average Wijay Salary in
United States
$50,703 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wijay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wijay (Hindi: विजय, Marathi: िवजय, Oriya: ୱିଜୟ) is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 629,292nd most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,994,950 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Wijay reside; 61 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Wijay is also the 570,604th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 245 people.
The last name is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Not including Sri Lanka Wijay is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Wijay Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Wijay earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 17.51% more than the national average, earning $50,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 72.47% more than the national average, earning $85,689 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wijay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wijay in the Hindi language | ||
| विजय | vijaya | - |
| Wijay in the Marathi language | ||
| िवजय | ivajaya | - |
| Wijay in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱିଜୟ | wijaya | 75 |
| ୱିଜାୟ | wijaya | 25 |
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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 Wijay
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