Wijaya Surname
Approximately 319,528 people bear this surname
Wijaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 311,224 | 1:425 | 20 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,827 | 1:11,389 | 1,622 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,749 | 1:17,642 | 2,451 |
| Thailand | 1,170 | 1:60,375 | 7,503 |
| Singapore | 680 | 1:8,100 | 464 |
| Australia | 622 | 1:43,401 | 5,506 |
| United States | 614 | 1:590,324 | 48,194 |
| Malaysia | 314 | 1:93,931 | 6,509 |
| United Arab Emirates | 310 | 1:29,556 | 3,247 |
| Qatar | 203 | 1:11,616 | 1,265 |
| Taiwan | 192 | 1:122,108 | 1,124 |
| Hong Kong | 155 | 1:47,326 | 847 |
| Japan | 111 | 1:1,151,750 | 21,519 |
| Canada | 96 | 1:383,808 | 34,152 |
| Germany | 46 | 1:1,750,119 | 100,509 |
| China | 46 | 1:29,724,382 | 1,576 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
Wijaya (10,866) may also be a first name.
Wijaya Demographics
Average Male Wijaya Height
169.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wijaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wijaya (Arabic: ليجايا, Hindi: विजया, Marathi: िवजया, Oriya: ୱିଜୟା) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,719th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 22,807 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wijaya are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 57,989th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 10,866 people.
The surname Wijaya is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 311,224 people, or 1 in 425. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 28 percent reside, East Java, where 18 percent reside and Jakarta, where 8 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this surname is found in 53 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 1 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside.
Wijaya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wijaya surname are 5.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.51% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wijaya earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $47,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $50,507 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wijaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wijaya in the Hindi language | ||
| विजया | vijaya | - |
| Wijaya in the Marathi language | ||
| िवजया | ivajaya | 66.67 |
| िवजय | ivajaya | 33.33 |
| Wijaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱିଜୟା | wijaya | 57.14 |
| ୱିଜାୟା | wijaya | 33.33 |
| ୱିଯୟା | wiyaya | 4.76 |
| ୱିଜିୟା | wijiya | 4.76 |
| Wijaya in the Arabic language | ||
| ليجايا | lyjaya | - |
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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
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- 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 Wijaya
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