Ja Forename

6,044th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 173,822 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Ja Forename Definition:

A Sanskrit name, meaning: Speedy.

Ja Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India
79%
 
111,1491:10,9301,481
Myanmar-39,9031:1,302130
United States
 
56%
7,3571:49,2782,773
Pakistan
 
72%
3,7821:51,3902,913
Indonesia
85%
 
2,0461:126,08213,551
Nigeria
97%
 
1,2651:140,3676,956
Canada
100%
1,1931:27,7732,267
Poland
56%
 
1,0371:36,6701,080
Vietnam
79%
 
1,0221:90,629921
Netherlands
57%
 
4641:36,4272,792
Bangladesh
50%
 
4581:348,16914,530
Australia-4021:33,9741,894
Egypt
 
56%
3901:235,6438,182
Malaysia
60%
 
3891:78,2775,876
Sri Lanka-2861:72,7246,418
Thailand
 
68%
2851:245,84515,014
Taiwan
100%
1641:144,93714,822
Afghanistan
58%
 
1571:207,7935,210
Dominican Republic-1301:80,2414,513
Russia
 
55%
1261:1,144,7129,393
Ecuador-1251:141,8152,900
France
74%
 
1111:598,8325,932
England
 
93%
1051:529,55211,037
Philippines
62%
 
1021:1,039,30928,013
Brazil
92%
 
991:2,164,00244,443
Qatar
100%
921:25,7573,566
South Korea
 
67%
781:71,0824,134
Uzbekistan
100%
781:394,6987,244
South Africa
57%
 
761:717,53530,512
Kuwait-661:57,3524,703
Portugal-651:160,1673,695
DR Congo
78%
 
621:1,190,76833,715
Finland
100%
571:96,1962,347
Argentina
 
96%
551:777,6954,586
Niger
75%
 
491:391,5108,671
Germany
 
58%
441:2,197,22412,262
Spain-411:1,134,8779,172
Ireland
80%
 
401:116,0882,722
Belgium
84%
 
351:328,2876,355
United Arab Emirates-301:238,40014,853
Nepal
 
52%
291:982,32221,367
Chile
 
92%
281:628,8296,934
Mexico
80%
 
241:5,172,68420,497
Jamaica-211:137,2975,200
Latvia-211:95,9831,858
Belarus
71%
 
161:592,6493,645
China-141:97,575,41364,568
Guam-141:11,4751,503
Colombia
100%
121:3,981,57724,591
Estonia-111:119,5804,476
Congo
67%
 
101:500,9208,695
Denmark-91:627,7228,968
Morocco
100%
91:3,816,5158,291
Serbia-91:793,9695,658
Singapore
50%
 
91:698,56212,752
Japan-71:18,283,72243,935
Uganda
57%
 
71:5,850,98949,331
Bosnia and Herzegovina-61:587,4105,040
Iran-61:13,082,81133,089
Kazakhstan
 
75%
61:2,957,80819,121
Norway
100%
61:855,38812,625
Slovakia-61:885,0103,389
Sweden
 
67%
61:1,642,98427,315
Wales
62%
 
61:515,7186,554
Yemen-51:5,259,3504,986
Angola-41:6,741,6524,704
Czechia
57%
 
41:2,664,0405,608
Papua New Guinea
 
67%
41:2,038,078115,092
Puerto Rico-41:887,5754,962
Saudi Arabia-41:7,703,14117,485
Syria-41:4,826,5195,774
Trinidad and Tobago-41:340,35515,394
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Iceland-31:122,0064,203
Italy
 
52%
31:20,354,03045,650
Scotland
 
74%
31:1,783,45514,297
Venezuela-31:10,067,298111,314
Algeria-21:19,088,36022,377
Benin-21:5,287,92261,990
Bolivia-21:5,300,7026,605
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Hungary
93%
 
21:4,895,8864,852
Israel
 
67%
21:4,201,45930,777
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Namibia-21:1,202,09012,702
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Nicaragua-21:3,009,16824,322
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Switzerland
70%
 
21:4,106,74825,883
Tanzania-21:26,394,16073,301
Turkey
50%
 
21:38,900,85464,839
Zimbabwe
100%
21:7,711,90884,647
Albania-11:3,046,57049,159
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Austria
100%
11:8,514,20119,377
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Costa Rica-11:4,767,94827,206
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Gibraltar-11:34,138985
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Kyrgyzstan
100%
11:5,973,27746,622
Lebanon
100%
11:5,627,57119,299
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Mauritania
100%
11:4,095,23927,701
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Montenegro-11:634,5764,914
New Caledonia-11:270,1643,221
Palau-11:21,711239
Paraguay
100%
11:7,236,80516,549
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Tajikistan
100%
11:8,374,9227,831
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604

The alternate forms: (35) & (1) are calculated separately.

Ja (154,504) may also be a surname.

Ja Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Sanskrit name, meaning: Speedy.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Ja Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

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8335/
831/
Jay801,196,067/
Jai80199,504/
Jia8054,223/
Aja8042,927/
Jas8027,767/
Jad8025,679/
Jah8011,537/
Jap8010,628/
Ija807,880/
Jaj807,524/
Joa805,844/
Jau805,603/
Jha805,547/
Jea803,868/
Jat803,121/
Jaz803,005/
Hja802,771/
Dja802,373/
Jaa801,822/
Jya801,470/
Tja80900/
Jga80477/
Jja8064/
Jza8060/
Zja8015/
Xja804/
Jaï804/
Jaí802/
Jaá801/
Jaì801/
Jaī801/
Jaı801/
Jõa801/
Jàa801/
J'A801/
Jéa801/
A671,179,543/
Jaya67582,807/
Ijaz67246,238/
Jaja6745,993/
Jaap6742,443/
J6728,961/
Eija6727,028/
Gaja6716,283/
Jaha6714,786/
Jova6712,927/
Aija6711,877/
Jija6711,721/
Jais6711,423/
Hija678,909/
Ojha676,127/
Jaid675,976/
Jazz675,328/
Ijas673,695/
Jass673,376/
Djap673,360/
Jowa673,002/
Tjai672,735/
Jiah672,663/
Jays672,592/
Jash672,495/
Jait672,164/
Ijai671,901/
Ajia671,869/
Jhay671,838/
Ajya671,718/
Ijat671,679/
Jaah671,638/
Ijad671,317/
Ijja671,206/
Ijay671,192/
Jiad671,064/
Ajha671,046/
Aaja671,014/
Jhau671,008/
Djai67921/
Jahu67825/
Jaiy67784/
Jiha67769/
Jaiz67749/
Djea67718/
Jaih67716/
Jajj67613/
Jatt67581/
Jhai67575/
Jhaj67547/
Jaad67546/
Ajja67546/
Hjai67485/
Jadd67481/
Jayd67477/
Jiat67442/
Jaia67413/
Jiae67412/
Jaud67384/
Jhea67379/
Djaa67367/
Ijau67273/
Tjay67253/
Djau67248/
Jast67227/
Ijaa67225/
Djay67216/
Jaat67211/
Jaai67208/
Jaaj67201/
Ujja67196/
Jaup67187/
Ujya67185/
Tjau67178/
Ujha67172/
Ujia67172/
Jead67160/
Jach67153/
Jadh67145/
Ojia67138/
Djaï67137/
Ijha67136/
Jooa67136/
Djat67136/
Djad67135/
Jhaa67122/
Jahë67122/
Jajh67113/
Jaut67113/
Jias67109/
Ojja67107/
Djas67106/
Jaip67101/
Jahy67100/
Ajga6796/
Jaas6793/
Jaus6792/
Djaz6791/
Japh6789/
Jeat6785/
Ejja6785/
Ijap6782/
Ejia6781/
Jaay6780/
Hjja6780/
Jaaz6774/
Jyad6772/
Jayz6771/
Tjea6770/
Ayja6770/
Jauh6768/
Jajt6766/
Jeea6763/
Jjay6759/
Jhoa6758/
Jeas6758/
J'Ai6755/
Jads6753/
Jasp6747/
Japp6741/
Eyja6740/
Jyaa6740/
Shja6738/
Ijia6738/
Jayt6737/
Jiay6736/
Jauy6735/
Jaij6733/
Jadz6733/
Jaaa6732/
Jatd6732/
Jayj6731/
Ajea6730/
Jayp6729/
Jasd6727/
Jiap6725/
Jyas6725/
Jiaa6724/
Jiea6723/
Djaî6723/
Tjaa6723/
Jaïd6723/
Jats6722/
Hdja6719/
Jauu6719/
Jeap6719/
Jeaz6719/
Jayh6717/
Ejya6717/
Hjah6717/
Ejha6716/
Uija6715/
Jiaz6715/
Tjaj6715/
Ojya6714/
Hjad6713/
Oija6712/
Jjai6712/
Jyah6711/
Jeaa679/
Ojea678/
Hjay678/
Jjaj678/
Ijea678/
Jeae678/
Djaj678/
Dhja677/
Jhah677/
Jyat677/
Jahh676/
Ijoa676/
Jeaj676/
Hjia675/
Jyae675/
Jiâa675/
Ujga675/
Ejea674/
Jyaj674/
Jyay674/
Ojga674/
Zjay674/
Jauz674/
Jgai674/
Jadt674/
Jzat673/
Xjay673/
Djha673/
Jjas673/
Jaux673/
Jgay673/
Hjat673/
Djéa672/
Joïa672/
Jjia672/
Jjaa672/
Jjea672/
Jzha672/
Jasj672/
Jaís672/
Jaïs672/
Jgia672/
Jiaj672/
Jhga672/
Jhha672/
Ja'a672/
Oaja672/
Ujea672/
Zjad672/
Jgaa672/
Jgau672/
Jjga672/
Jzea672/
Juoa672/
Uyja672/
Ejga672/
H'Ja671/
Dėja671/
Ddja671/
Tdja671/
S'ja671/
Oyja671/
Zjaa671/
Zjai671/
Zjza671/
Éija671/
Ƈjay671/
Hjaa671/
Ja'y671/
Jahj671/
Jgea671/
Jjha671/
Jjah671/
Jjau671/
Jaït671/
Jatp671/
Jzaz671/
Jyap671/
Jyea671/
Jyoa671/
Jzau671/
Jsca671/
Hxja671/
Xjai671/
Xjja671/
Zjaj671/
Zjaz671/
Thja671/
Sjja671/
Jajd671/
Jazt671/
Jaîs671/
Jsja671/
Jzad671/
Jxja671/
Jioa671/
Hjga671/
Hjya671/
Dtja671/

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  • 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 Ja