Wijaya Surname

1,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319,528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wijaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wijaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia311,2241:42520
Sri Lanka1,8271:11,3891,622
Saudi Arabia1,7491:17,6422,451
Thailand1,1701:60,3757,503
Singapore6801:8,100464
Australia6221:43,4015,506
United States6141:590,32448,194
Malaysia3141:93,9316,509
United Arab Emirates3101:29,5563,247
Qatar2031:11,6161,265
Taiwan1921:122,1081,124
Hong Kong1551:47,326847
Japan1111:1,151,75021,519
Canada961:383,80834,152
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
China461:29,724,3821,576
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
England231:2,422,52489,093
India191:40,371,862445,856
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Laos41:1,647,081888
East Timor41:303,982255
Maldives31:134,7244,057
France31:22,140,907385,998
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166

Wijaya (10,866) may also be a first name.

Wijaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wijaya (Arabic: ليجايا, Hindi: विजया, Marathi: िवजया, Oriya: ୱିଜୟା) is found most in Indonesia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wijaya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijaya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,719th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,807 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wijaya reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 57,989th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 10,866 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 311,224 people, or 1 in 425. In Indonesia Wijaya is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 28 percent are found, East Java, where 18 percent are found and Jakarta, where 8 percent are found. Beside Indonesia it exists in 53 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 1 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found.

Wijaya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wijaya last name are 5.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.51% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Widjaya9214,279/
Whijaya9274/
Waijaya9241/
Hwijaya9241/
Wijayaa9227/
Wijahya9212/
Wijayap9211/
Wijjaya9210/
Wijay91486/
Wjaya9173/
Wiaya916/
Wijayash8613/
Whidjaya861/
Wijayath861/
Vijaya8330,413/
Bijaya831,422/
Wijaja83100/
Waijaa8385/
Wisaya8377/
Wizaya8376/
Wijaye8369/
Wijayo8363/
Wicaya8315/
Wihaya837/
Wijeya837/
Wijiya835/
Wyjaya834/
Wijaia832/
Wejaya832/
Widjay832/
Wijoya831/
Whijay831/
Wiay80319/
Wiaa801/
Widjaja7735,464/
Waisaya77102/
Vijayaa7749/
Viajaya7744/
Wihayah7723/
Waijaha7712/
Vijayad779/
Vijayat775/
Witjaja775/
Wajjaya774/
Widjaia773/
Wiojaja772/
Vijayas771/
Vihjaya771/
Vijayha771/
Vijhaya771/
Vijjaya771/
Vaijaya771/
Weitaya771/
Wagiaya771/
Wojjaya771/
Vijayau771/
Wishaya771/
Vijay7352,563/
Bijay731,896/
Biaya731,435/
Wieja731,117/
Wisay7387/
Vjaya7333/
Wijey7325/
Bjaya7322/
Uijay7322/
Viaya737/
Wijai735/
Wizaa734/
Wizay731/
Wjiya731/
Wjaja731/
Wiaha731/
Wihay731/
Witdjaja716/
Vijayapp713/
Witjahja711/
Vijayaya711/
Wijoyo6710,207/
Visaya677,089/
Wesaya67280/
Bijiya67231/
Vaijay67222/
Vijiya67175/
Wiejas67120/
Bihaya6775/
Bijeya6768/
Widjaj6766/
Vijayi6763/
Waisay6743/
Bijaye6727/
Wihaye6726/
Vejaya6724/
Wejiya6722/
Vijaye6718/
Wisayi6714/
Waysay6714/
Wihayu6713/
Vitaya6713/
Wizeya6712/
Vicaya679/
Wisiya679/
Bijoya678/
Wehjay678/
Whiaye678/
Weziya677/
Wicayo677/
Vizaya677/
Vijeya676/
Vijaia675/
Wihaja675/
Wijaji675/
Witaja675/
Waiyay675/
Wihiya674/
Uejaya674/
Witeya674/
Vijaay673/
Weejay673/
Wesiya673/
Wysaya673/
Baijay673/
Wisayo673/
Waijai673/
Vihaya672/
Vijaja672/
Waayea672/
Veijay672/
Bizaya672/
Bijaia672/
Vijays671/
Widjai671/
Vjayaa671/
Vijaiy671/
Vijajy671/
Vijauy671/
Vijayo671/
Vijayt671/
Vijayu671/
Vijayy671/
Vijayz671/
Vijjay671/
Vijsay671/
Viahya671/
Vaijaa671/
Waytea671/
Wuejay671/
Wayzea671/
Waysea671/
Wayjay671/
Wejiay671/
Wejeya671/
Wejoya671/
Wegiya671/
Waiyaa671/
Vijoya671/
Wijeye671/
Wijiye671/
Wehiya671/
Weijai671/
Wisaia671/
Wizaye671/
Wizayi671/
Wizzay671/
Boijay671/
Bijaja671/
Bijayo671/
Wisahy671/
Viayaz671/
Waayay671/

Wijaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wijaya in the Hindi language
विजयाvijaya-
Wijaya in the Marathi language
िवजयाivajaya66.67
िवजयivajaya33.33
Wijaya in the Oriya language
ୱିଜୟାwijaya57.14
ୱିଜାୟାwijaya33.33
ୱିଯୟାwiyaya4.76
ୱିଜିୟାwijiya4.76
Wijaya in the Arabic language
ليجاياlyjaya-

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