Alaja Surname
Approximately 1,327 people bear this surname
Alaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 484 | 1:365,997 | 19,588 |
| India | 176 | 1:4,358,326 | 114,799 |
| Philippines | 160 | 1:632,739 | 67,224 |
| Bolivia | 126 | 1:84,257 | 3,598 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Uganda | 109 | 1:358,159 | 23,337 |
| Finland | 47 | 1:116,951 | 11,447 |
| Peru | 46 | 1:690,959 | 16,320 |
| Niger | 24 | 1:799,667 | 18,510 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Alaja (306) may also be a first name.
Alaja Demographics
Average Alaja Salary in
United States
$81,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alaja (Arabic: الاجا, Hindi: अलजा, Marathi: एलजा, Oriya: ଅଲଜା) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alaja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alaja is the 288,908th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,491,745 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Alaja are found; 39 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alaja is also the 503,193rd most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 306 people.
The surname Alaja is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 484 people, or 1 in 365,997. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 35 percent live, Ondo, where 15 percent live and Ekiti, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent live and The Philippines, where 12 percent live.
Alaja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Alaja last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Alaja earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 89.6% more than the national average, earning $81,812 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alaja in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଲଜା | alaja | - |
| Alaja in the Hindi language | ||
| अलजा | alaja | 66.67 |
| अलाजा | alaja | 33.33 |
| Alaja in the Marathi language | ||
| एलजा | elaja | 44.44 |
| अलजा | alaja | 33.33 |
| आलाजा | alaja | 11.11 |
| आलजा | alaja | 11.11 |
| Alaja in the Arabic language | ||
| الاجا | alaja | - |
| الجا | alja | - |
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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 Alaja
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