Edja Surname
Approximately 2,345 people bear this surname
Edja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 1,885 | 1:12,239 | 997 |
| Benin | 116 | 1:89,100 | 10,389 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Indonesia | 83 | 1:1,593,364 | 105,506 |
| Mauritania | 68 | 1:60,219 | 4,226 |
| Niger | 29 | 1:661,794 | 16,082 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Edja (3,114) may also be a first name.
Edja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Edja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺝ) is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edja? popularity and diffusion
Edja is the 181,503rd most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,107,695 people. The surname Edja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Edja are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Edja is also the 129,129th most widely held first name globally, held by 3,114 people.
This last name is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 1,885 people, or 1 in 12,239. In The Ivory Coast Edja is primarily concentrated in: Lacs District, where 41 percent reside, Comoé District, where 27 percent reside and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 17 percent reside. Apart from The Ivory Coast this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Edja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺝ | aj | 35.19 |
| ﺃﺝ | aj | 25.93 |
| ﺃﺟﻪ | ajh | 18.52 |
| ﺍﺟﻪ | ajh | 11.11 |
| ﺍﺩﺝ | adj | 3.7 |
| ﺇﺝ | aj | 3.7 |
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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 Edja
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