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) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adaja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Adaja is the 382,699th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,836,071 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Adaja are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adaja is also the 1,083,225th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 79 people.
The surname Adaja is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 859 people, or 1 in 206,220. In Nigeria Adaja is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 49 percent live, Ogun, where 19 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it 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 devotion of those bearing 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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