Arja Surname
Approximately 9,142 people bear this surname
Arja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5,613 | 1:136,659 | 8,728 |
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| Indonesia | 690 | 1:191,665 | 18,300 |
| Jordan | 463 | 1:19,098 | 2,887 |
| Lebanon | 438 | 1:12,870 | 1,821 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 132 | 1:69,411 | 6,638 |
| Palestine | 81 | 1:56,159 | 5,413 |
| Brazil | 71 | 1:3,015,131 | 88,032 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| United States | 54 | 1:6,712,202 | 314,667 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Syria | 16 | 1:1,206,314 | 7,138 |
| Yemen | 11 | 1:2,402,299 | 14,089 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Arja (30,302) may also be a first name.
Arja Demographics
Arja Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Arja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arja (Arabic: عرجا, Bengali: আরজা, Hindi: अर्जा, Oriya: ଆଜର୍ା) has its highest incidence in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Arja? popularity and diffusion
Arja is the 55,538th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 797,150 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Arja live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Arja is also the 27,679th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 30,302 people.
This surname is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 5,613 people, or 1 in 136,659. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 77 percent reside, Assam, where 13 percent reside and Telangana, where 5 percent reside. Barring India it occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 9 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.
Arja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Sunni (89%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Arja surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Arja earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 47.47% more than the national average, earning $63,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.06% less than the national average, earning $24,810 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arja in the Bengali language | ||
| আরজা | araja | - |
| Arja in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଜର୍ା | ajara | 43.4 |
| ଅଜର୍ | ajar | 40.57 |
| ଅଜର୍ା | ajara | 3.77 |
| ଅଜ | aja | 3.77 |
| ଆଜ | aja | 3.77 |
| ଆରଜା | araja | 0.94 |
| ଆଜର୍ | ajar | 0.94 |
| ଅରଜ | araja | 0.94 |
| Arja in the Hindi language | ||
| अर्जा | arja | 36.05 |
| आरजा | araja | 33.72 |
| अरजा | araja | 25.58 |
| आर्जा | arja | 3.49 |
| Arja in the Arabic language | ||
| عرجا | rja | - |
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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 Arja
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