Amarja Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Amarja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Amarja (879) may also be a first name.
Amarja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amarja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amarja (Arabic: عمرجي, Marathi: अमरजा) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Amarja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amarja? popularity and diffusion
Amarja is the 1,374,607th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. Amarja is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Amarja live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 274,260th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 879 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 63 percent are found, Yobe, where 31 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Amarja is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and Niger, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amarja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amarja in the Marathi language | ||
| अमरजा | amaraja | 96.56 |
| आमरजा | amaraja | 0.57 |
| आमज | amaja | 0.57 |
| अमज | amaja | 0.57 |
| अमरजी | amaraji | 0.29 |
| अमर | amara | 0.29 |
| अमराज | amaraja | 0.29 |
| मराव | marava | 0.29 |
| Amarja in the Arabic language | ||
| عمرجي | mrjy | - |
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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 Amarja
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