Andja Surname
Approximately 432 people bear this surname
Andja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 201 | 1:103,329 | 12,175 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Ivory Coast | 33 | 1:699,128 | 19,606 |
| Niger | 22 | 1:872,364 | 19,806 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Andja (4,624) may also be a first name.
Andja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Andja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Andja (Arabic: اندجا, Oriya: ଜା) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Andja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Andja is the 686,443rd most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Andja reside; 78 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 100,880th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 4,624 people.
Andja is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 103,329. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: East Region, where 55 percent live, South Region, where 19 percent live and Centre Region, where 18 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 35 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Andja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Andja in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜା | ja | - |
| Andja in the Arabic language | ||
| اندجا | andja | - |
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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 Andja
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