Adaja Surname
Approximately 930 people bear this surname
Adaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 859 | 1:206,220 | 12,296 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Adaja (79) may also be a first name.
Adaja Demographics
Adaja Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Adaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adaja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﺪﺝ, Marathi: आडजा, Oriya: ଏଡଜା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adaja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 382,699th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,836,071 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Adaja reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most common first name on earth, held by 79 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 859 people, or 1 in 206,220. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ondo, where 49 percent live, Ogun, where 19 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Adaja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Adaja last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Adaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Adaja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﺪﺝ | adj | - |
| Adaja in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଡଜା | edaja | - |
| Adaja in the Marathi language | ||
| आडजा | adaja | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Adaja
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