Dja Surname

86,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Dja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast4,5091:5,117465
Cameroon2831:73,3899,146
France2371:280,26543,035
Indonesia1201:1,102,07779,449
Algeria861:449,20435,752
Mauritania761:53,8803,890
Niger721:266,5568,311
Benin611:169,43616,929
Taiwan301:781,4925,561
Burkina Faso301:611,7377,703
Guinea101:1,183,3821,367
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Congo91:554,34412,633
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Dja (2,373) may also be a first name.

Dja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dja (Arabic: دُجي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺝ) is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 86,680th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,311,653 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Dja live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 152,493rd most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 2,373 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 4,509 people, or 1 in 5,117. In The Ivory Coast Dja is primarily found in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 24 percent are found, Gôh-Djiboua District, where 24 percent are found and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 20 percent are found. Excluding The Ivory Coast it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Dja Last Name Statistics demography

Dja earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.84% less than the national average, earning $44,795 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djau8613,528/
Djah864,113/
Djea862,536/
Dija862,260/
Djai861,179/
Djia86583/
Djap86462/
Djaï86306/
Djas86187/
Djoa86181/
Djad86170/
Djaa86143/
Djay8681/
Djat8662/
Djya8629/
Djaî8624/
Djha8611/
Djga867/
Djaz866/
Hdja864/
Tdja862/
Djaj862/
D'Ja861/
Ddja861/
Sdja861/
Dtja861/
Ja80154,504/
Djaha7525,698/
Djaja754,836/
Djaya753,890/
Djaid751,637/
Djait751,027/
Djaiz75910/
Djais75576/
Daija75353/
Djaad75306/
Hdija75173/
Djaip75117/
Djaat7574/
Djaud7556/
Dajya7553/
Dejea7530/
Dujha7529/
Djaih7529/
Dajia7527/
Dja'e7527/
Doija7526/
Duija7523/
Dhija7523/
Dijat7523/
Djaah7522/
Deija7520/
Dajha7519/
Djass7519/
Dijas7516/
Dijay7516/
Dujja7515/
Dijja7514/
Djaup7514/
Djath7513/
Dujia7512/
Djaït7511/
Djaia759/
Djaai759/
Djiat758/
Dojja757/
Djaaz757/
Djaus757/
Dejia756/
Dijai756/
Dijha756/
Djiah756/
Dijia756/
Djahy756/
Deyja755/
Dejha755/
D'Jay755/
Djaij754/
Daaja753/
Djatt753/
Dja'a753/
Dijaa752/
Dajea752/
Dayja752/
Dijaz752/
Djaïd752/
Dujya751/
Djiay751/
Dhjha751/
D'Jad751/
Dajja751/
Dujga751/
Djiad751/
Dijea751/
Djyap751/
Djéha751/
Dojia751/
Djgai751/
Djias751/
Djauh751/
Djaïs751/
Djaïz751/
Djaić751/
Dejya751/
Dujea751/
Djyad751/
Djyah751/
Djajp751/
Dojha751/
Jha671,187,034/
Dia67292,098/
Dje6763,982/
Jay6755,828/
Jad6746,905/
Jat6741,376/
Dea6713,620/
Jas679,372/
Jai679,315/
Djo677,444/
Jau676,907/
Dya675,874/
Jaa674,040/
Dji673,542/
Doijad672,981/
Jap672,056/
Jaj671,598/
Jaz671,178/
Dijaya671,140/
Jea67350/
Tja67339/
Djaich67203/
Jaß67118/
Djouha67100/
Djiaha6797/
Dijeau6789/
Jja6789/
Jza6764/
Djahai6755/
Djy6739/
Jač6736/
Hja6730/
Djé6722/
Dijgai6722/
Dajhah6720/
Día6720/
Dijaux6718/
Daijad6713/
Daijah6712/
Djieha6710/
Dieija677/
Dahaja677/
Zja677/
Djahah676/
Dca676/
Dijaud675/
Daijia675/
Doijau674/
Duojia674/
Djaaid674/
Xja674/
Dyj674/
Dajhai673/
Dajiah673/
Djheha673/
Duijad672/
Deijad672/
Djê672/
Djaowa672/
Jaÿ672/
Dejjaj672/
Djaait672/
Dhujja671/
Dheija671/
Dhojia671/
Deijas671/
Dejiaa671/
Dejuua671/
Duyjah671/
Djô671/
Deejia671/
Dijaph671/
Dêa671/
Jaà671/
Jaï671/
Jaû671/
Jać671/
Jâa671/
Djè671/
Djhaha671/
Djiahe671/
Dja'ai671/
Djahaa671/
Djahaj671/
Djahay671/
Djahaî671/
Dejgai671/
Daijai671/
Dža671/
Dhajia671/
Dijaja671/
Doujia671/
Dujjah671/
Hdijja671/
Dehjia671/
Dhaija671/
Dajiat671/
Djahat671/
Djaidh671/
J'A671/

Dja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺝaj42.55
ﺟﺎja25.53
ﺃﺝaj14.89
ﺍﺟﻪajh12.77
ﺟﺎﻩjah4.26
Dja in the Arabic language
دُجيdujy-
دجيdjy-
دياجاdyaja-
دجاdja-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dja
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