Cognomen Lij (Lija 
, Lij 
, لايج 
) , all around the world, is quite a common last name. The surname Lij is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Lebanon, where it is quite a rare surname, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia. More prevalently, Lij is the forename as well as the last name.