Marja Forename
14,687th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 65,585 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland
Marja Forename User-submission:
The name Marja means 'berry' in Finnish and Estonian. It also means 'withers' in Hungarian.
Marja Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 100% | 29,478 | 1:186 | 32 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 25,229 | 1:670 | 148 |
| Sweden | 100% | 2,243 | 1:4,395 | 516 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 1,683 | 1:153,276 | 15,832 |
| United States | 100% | 1,356 | 1:267,358 | 8,657 |
| Nigeria | 85% | 825 | 1:215,230 | 9,087 |
| Germany | 100% | 563 | 1:171,719 | 2,862 |
| Brazil | 100% | 440 | 1:486,900 | 16,139 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 359 | 1:541,386 | 12,124 |
| Estonia | 100% | 294 | 1:4,474 | 708 |
| Canada | 100% | 263 | 1:125,982 | 5,823 |
| India | 61% | 230 | 1:5,282,078 | 198,215 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 226 | 1:10,879 | 955 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 199 | 1:151,768 | 6,065 |
| England | 100% | 193 | 1:288,098 | 7,399 |
| Norway | 100% | 181 | 1:28,355 | 1,480 |
| Mexico | 99% | 163 | 1:761,622 | 7,018 |
| Colombia | 100% | 143 | 1:334,118 | 6,194 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 95 | 1:86,458 | 2,919 |
| Philippines | 99% | 93 | 1:1,139,887 | 29,873 |
| Belgium | 100% | 92 | 1:124,892 | 3,848 |
| South Africa | 100% | 85 | 1:641,561 | 28,323 |
| Spain | 100% | 82 | 1:567,439 | 6,746 |
| Peru | 100% | 77 | 1:412,876 | 7,935 |
| France | 100% | 73 | 1:910,553 | 7,436 |
| Honduras | 100% | 69 | 1:127,789 | 3,689 |
| Suriname | - | 66 | 1:8,376 | 1,618 |
| Austria | 100% | 53 | 1:160,645 | 2,691 |
| Denmark | - | 46 | 1:122,815 | 3,283 |
| Afghanistan | 88% | 45 | 1:724,967 | 10,320 |
| Lithuania | 100% | 44 | 1:67,088 | 1,275 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 43 | 1:242,588 | 9,234 |
| Panama | 100% | 42 | 1:93,013 | 4,752 |
| Thailand | 100% | 38 | 1:1,843,837 | 53,473 |
| Ecuador | - | 37 | 1:479,106 | 5,243 |
| Australia | - | 33 | 1:413,867 | 7,187 |
| Kuwait | - | 28 | 1:135,188 | 8,745 |
| Niger | 92% | 27 | 1:710,518 | 12,614 |
| Jordan | 100% | 22 | 1:401,217 | 3,496 |
| Russia | 100% | 21 | 1:6,868,272 | 29,833 |
| El Salvador | - | 18 | 1:352,321 | 3,774 |
| Scotland | 100% | 16 | 1:334,398 | 4,869 |
| Croatia | 100% | 14 | 1:301,220 | 4,308 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 14 | 1:40,289 | 1,746 |
| Czechia | 100% | 13 | 1:819,705 | 3,136 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 13 | 1:462,949 | 8,230 |
| Malaysia | 88% | 12 | 1:2,537,495 | 69,200 |
| Italy | 99% | 11 | 1:5,551,099 | 24,143 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 11 | 1:650,181 | 20,553 |
| Chile | 100% | 9 | 1:1,956,356 | 13,525 |
| Congo | 100% | 9 | 1:556,578 | 9,819 |
| Latvia | 100% | 9 | 1:223,961 | 2,957 |
| Liberia | 100% | 9 | 1:490,229 | 13,253 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 9 | 1:6,074 | 908 |
| Poland | 100% | 9 | 1:4,225,235 | 4,388 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| China | - | 6 | 1:227,675,964 | 74,319 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 6 | 1:8,188 | 985 |
| Greece | - | 6 | 1:1,822,425 | 10,706 |
| Jamaica | - | 6 | 1:480,538 | 12,525 |
| Nepal | 50% | 6 | 1:4,747,892 | 50,788 |
| New Zealand | - | 6 | 1:756,007 | 10,852 |
| Haiti | - | 5 | 1:2,145,391 | 20,367 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 5 | 1:1,125,514 | 9,179 |
| Turkey | 100% | 5 | 1:15,560,342 | 40,635 |
| Egypt | - | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Iraq | 100% | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| North Macedonia | - | 4 | 1:522,689 | 9,487 |
| Uruguay | - | 4 | 1:856,909 | 8,493 |
| Wales | 100% | 4 | 1:773,577 | 8,486 |
| Israel | 100% | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Kenya | - | 3 | 1:15,435,703 | 51,312 |
| Albania | 100% | 2 | 1:1,523,285 | 33,816 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Cuba | - | 2 | 1:5,753,276 | 9,613 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Kosovo | - | 2 | 1:930,720 | 16,593 |
| Serbia | - | 2 | 1:3,572,860 | 8,125 |
| Singapore | - | 2 | 1:3,143,527 | 27,876 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
The alternate forms: Márja (2) are calculated separately.
Marja (1,744) may also be a surname.
Marja Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Marja means 'berry' in Finnish and Estonian. It also means 'withers' in Hungarian.
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