Anjah Surname
Approximately 1,188 people bear this surname
Anjah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 778 | 1:26,695 | 3,630 |
| Nigeria | 193 | 1:917,838 | 39,641 |
| Philippines | 136 | 1:744,399 | 73,733 |
| Malaysia | 38 | 1:776,164 | 36,096 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Anjah (205) may also be a first name.
Anjah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anjah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Anjah (Marathi: अन्जाह) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Anjah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anjah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Anjah is the 315,757th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,134,298 people. The last name Anjah is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Anjah reside; 65 percent reside in Central Africa and 65 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 632,267th most frequent given name world-wide, held by 205 people.
The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 778 people, or 1 in 26,695. In Cameroon Anjah is most common in: Southwest Region, where 58 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 37 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Anjah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Anjah in the Marathi language | ||
| अन्जाह | anjaha | 50 |
| अंजह | anjaha | 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 Anjah
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