Canja Surname
Approximately 8,215 people bear this surname
Canja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 7,866 | 1:12,870 | 1,338 |
| United States | 97 | 1:3,736,690 | 206,520 |
| Albania | 96 | 1:30,355 | 4,723 |
| Romania | 91 | 1:220,636 | 21,526 |
| Moldova | 23 | 1:154,842 | 16,100 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
The alternate forms: Cañja (1) are calculated separately.
Canja (55) may also be a first name.
Canja Demographics
Average Canja Salary in
United States
$37,956 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Canja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Canja is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Cañja. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Canja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 61,214th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 887,102 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Canja reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Canja is also the 1,336,256th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 55 people.
Canja is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 7,866 people, or 1 in 12,870. In The Philippines Canja is most prevalent in: Western Visayas, where 49 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 18 percent live and National Capital Region, where 8 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Albania, where 1 percent live.
Canja Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Canja surname are 39.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.59% registered to vote for the party.
Canja earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.04% less than the national average, earning $37,956 USD per year.
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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 Canja
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