Alajah Surname
Approximately 294 people bear this surname
Alajah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Alajah (45) may also be a first name.
Alajah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alajah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alajah (Arabic: الجاح) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alajah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alajah is the 906,170th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Alajah are found; 94 percent are found in North Africa and 94 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Alajah is also the 1,504,468th most common first name on earth, borne by 45 people.
It is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Without taking into account Egypt Alajah occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alajah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alajah in the Arabic language | ||
| الجاح | aljah | - |
| الاجه | alajh | - |
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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 Alajah
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