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
Alaja (Arabic: الاجا, Hindi: अलजा, Marathi: एलजा, Oriya: ଅଲଜା) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alaja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 288,908th most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,491,745 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Alaja live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 503,193rd most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 306 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 484 people, or 1 in 365,997. In Nigeria Alaja is most frequent in: Ogun, where 35 percent are found, Ondo, where 15 percent are found and Ekiti, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent are found and The Philippines, where 12 percent are found.
Alaja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Alaja surname 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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- 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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