Czaja Surname

24,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Czaja Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller at the sign of the large lapwing; one with some of the characteristics of a large lapwing.

Czaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland17,6981:2,148175
Germany2,2491:35,7964,735
United States1,6691:217,17121,128
France2291:290,05644,463
Thailand1201:588,653100,315
Canada861:428,43737,472
Brazil841:2,548,50477,255
England781:714,33440,171
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Norway281:183,65321,594
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Austria181:473,08046,251
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Czája (15) are calculated separately.

Czaja Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller at the sign of the large lapwing; one with some of the characteristics of a large lapwing.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Czaja Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Czaja Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Czaja (Arabic: زاجا) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Czája. For other possible spellings of Czaja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Czaja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 24,118th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 324,844 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Czaja are found; 79 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 79 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is held by 17,698 people, or 1 in 2,148. Outside of Poland this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Czaja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Czaja last name are 1.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.06% registered with the party.

The amount Czaja earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.67% less than the national average, earning 250,309 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.99% more than the national average, earning $47,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $49,462 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Czája9315/
Caja897,830/
Czaj89384/
Chaja80550/
Czaya80308/
Czaia80226/
Czuja80218/
Dzaja80160/
Csaja8072/
Czaha8027/
Czyja8020/
Ciaja8017/
Zajah8015/
Czeja801/
Zsaja801/
Tzaja801/
Czoja801/
Cajah801/
Caj752,213/
Caa752,072/
Dzsaja7329/
Chajah7311/
Cajova738/
Chajaï736/
Cajaha736/
Cajeau732/
Czayas731/
Chajaa731/
Chahja731/
Chhaja731/
Ciajas731/
Ceja6751,036/
Caya6717,421/
Zaya6717,375/
Chaj678,797/
Cajo675,202/
Caia674,356/
Zaia673,043/
Tzaj672,860/
Caje671,931/
Cuja671,860/
Coja671,400/
Caay671,087/
Czuj67947/
Caji67508/
Caju67306/
Čaja67140/
Caai67136/
Zija6778/
Zaai6751/
Caða6741/
Cajó6728/
Cajé6726/
Ćaja6716/
Czajová6713/
Cajá6710/
Çaja6710/
Cajú676/
Tschaja676/
Czoj675/
Ciaa675/
Caňa675/
Cyja674/
Caãa674/
Caaa673/
Dcaa672/
Zaay672/
Caaj672/
Caïa671/
Zahj671/
Zajó671/
Cahj671/
Cajò671/
Czae671/
Tcaa671/
Zyja671/
Dzaj671/
Cayj671/
Czai671/
Czij671/
Dcaj671/
Czea670/

Czaja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Czaja in the Arabic language
زاجاzaja-

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