Alja Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Alja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Alja (3,358) may also be a first name.
Alja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alja (Hindi: अल्जा) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alja? popularity and diffusion
Alja is the 1,011,991st most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Alja reside; 55 percent reside in North Africa and 55 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 123,101st most widespread given name internationally, held by 3,358 people.
It is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Without taking into account Morocco Alja is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alja in the Hindi language | ||
| अल्जा | alja | 50 |
| अलजा | alaja | 50 |
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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 Alja
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