Edjah Surname
Approximately 999 people bear this surname
Edjah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| Mauritania | 28 | 1:146,245 | 8,155 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Edjah (33) may also be a first name.
Edjah Demographics
Average Edjah Salary in
United States
$62,028 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Edjah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edjah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Edjah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﺎﻩ) is most common in Ghana. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Edjah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Edjah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Edjah is the 361,972nd most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,294,841 people. The surname Edjah is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Edjah reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 33 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 901 people, or 1 in 29,990. Excluding Ghana this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Edjah Last Name Statistics demography
Edjah earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.75% more than the national average, earning $62,028 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Edjah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Edjah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺟﺎﻩ | ajah | 78.57 |
| ﺍﻳﺠﺎﻩ | ayjah | 14.29 |
| ﺃﺟﺎﻩ | ajah | 7.14 |
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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 Edjah
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