Edjah Surname

361,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 999 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Edjah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edjah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
Mauritania281:146,2458,155
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
England81:6,964,757184,742
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Edjah (33) may also be a first name.

Edjah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Edjah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﺎﻩ) is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Edjah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edjah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 361,972nd most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,294,841 people. Edjah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Edjah are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Edjah is also the 1,807,719th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 33 people.

It is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 901 people, or 1 in 29,990. Other than Ghana this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eydjah9125/
Eidjah9117/
Edjaih918/
Gedjah914/
Edjhah911/
Edjiah911/
Edja892,345/
Eydjiah8325/
Gedjeah835/
Edjhahe831/
Eidijah831/
Eeydjah831/
Edijaha831/
Adjah805,223/
Edjoh80673/
Edjoa80317/
Hedja80272/
Idjah80178/
Edjas80115/
Ediah8048/
Eudja8043/
Gedja8031/
Eedja8027/
Edjea8014/
Edeah8013/
Odjah808/
Edjia806/
Eidja804/
Edjay804/
Edyah802/
Edjad802/
Eddja801/
Edija801/
Edjga801/
Edjja801/
Eydja801/
Edjau801/
Edjya801/
Haedijah7717/
Hedija732,425/
Hedjaz73713/
Hadjah73648/
Adjaha73257/
Eydiah7335/
Eidiah7326/
Edehah7325/
Edjeih7315/
Edeija7314/
Edojha7313/
Hedeah7310/
Hidjah739/
Hedjai738/
Aidjah735/
Adjauh735/
Ediaha734/
Hediah734/
Eedjga733/
Eddiah733/
Edjioh732/
Heudja732/
Hedjat732/
Edeyja731/
Eidjia731/
Gedyah731/
Edojia731/
Haedja731/
Eidyah731/
Adjahï731/
Adjiah731/
Adïjah731/
Edjass731/
Edjeuh731/
Edijas731/
Hedjad731/
Hedjia731/
Eadjai731/
Adja6724,330/
Edea676,519/
Edia673,316/
Edjo671,758/
Odja671,343/
Idja67667/
Edya6770/
Adjiaha6731/
Eddehah6725/
Hadjaah6720/
Hadjiah6710/
Haediah677/
Edjouth677/
Hediaha675/
Odajhah673/
Geediah672/
Ediahou672/
Edehahe671/
Ediehah671/
Edoijad671/
Aidjaha671/
Aidjahe671/
Aidjiah671/
Gehdiah671/
Ethdiah671/
Edihaha671/

Edjah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edjah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺟﺎﻩajah78.57
ﺍﻳﺠﺎﻩayjah14.29
ﺃﺟﺎﻩajah7.14

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