Alahja Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Alahja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Alahja (18) may also be a first name.
Alahja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alahja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alahja is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alahja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Alahja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Alahja live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name on earth, held by 18 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Alahja is most frequent in: Niger, where 67 percent live, Ekiti, where 11 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Alahja is found in one country. It is also found in Spain, where 10 percent live.
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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 Alahja
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