Bojah Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Bojah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 72 | 1:61,230 | 5,350 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Bojah (27) may also be a first name.
Bojah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bojah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bojah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺠﺎﻩ) is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Bojah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bojah? popularity and diffusion
Bojah is the 1,828,462nd most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bojah are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Bojah is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 27 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 61,230. In Liberia it is most common in: Maryland County, where 69 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 29 percent reside and Grand Bassa County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Mauritania, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bojah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bojah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺠﺎﻩ | bjah | - |
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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
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- 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 Bojah
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