Araija Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Araija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Araija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Araija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Araija is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Araija? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Araija reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Sheema District, where 40 percent live, Kibaale District, where 20 percent live and Kiruhura District, where 20 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
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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 Araija
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