Alahaji Surname
Approximately 1,731 people bear this surname
Alahaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,696 | 1:104,447 | 7,030 |
| Liberia | 24 | 1:183,689 | 12,460 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Alahaji (1,682) may also be a first name.
Alahaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alahaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alahaji (Arabic: الاحاجي, Marathi: आलहाजी) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alahaji? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alahaji is the 233,088th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,210,021 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alahaji are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alahaji is also the 187,651st most prevalent given name globally, held by 1,682 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,696 people, or 1 in 104,447. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kogi, where 15 percent are found, Jigawa, where 14 percent are found and Gombe, where 7 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Alahaji is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alahaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alahaji in the Marathi language | ||
| आलहाजी | alahaji | - |
| Alahaji in the Arabic language | ||
| الاحاجي | alahajy | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Alahaji
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