Alaija Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Alaija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Alaija (23) may also be a first name.
Alaija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alaija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alaija occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Alaija.
How Common Is The Last Name Alaija? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alaija is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Alaija live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 23 people.
It is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,748,322. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Brussels Capital Region, where 50 percent live and Flemish Region, where 50 percent live. Besides Belgium this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 50 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 Alaija
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