Alhaja Surname
Approximately 665 people bear this surname
Alhaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 524 | 1:338,059 | 18,385 |
| Spain | 123 | 1:380,098 | 21,146 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Alhaja (2,555) may also be a first name.
Alhaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alhaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alhaja is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alhaja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 496,112th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,958,716 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Alhaja are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alhaja is also the 145,755th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 2,555 people.
The last name Alhaja is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 524 people, or 1 in 338,059. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 15 percent reside, Lagos, where 14 percent reside and Kwara, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 18 percent reside and Qatar, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Alhaja
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