Bodja Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Bodja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bodja (25) may also be a first name.
Bodja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bodja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bodja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺟﻪ) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bodja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,839,022nd most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Bodja reside; 44 percent reside in Central Africa and 42 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bodja is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 25 people.
The surname Bodja is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bodja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bodja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﺟﻪ | bwjh | 50 |
| ﺑﺠﻪ | bjh | 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 Bodja
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