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Across the world, Ija (Ия , Ija , Ижа ) is a common mostly female, but seldom boy's forename. The forename Ija is habitual in Russia, where it is quite a rare female name, Kazakhstan, and Latvia, where it is a rare female name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Russia, Indonesia, and India. Much less frequently, Ija is the last name as well as the forename.