Elja Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Elja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Elja (769) may also be a first name.
Elja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elja (Hindi: एलजा) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Elja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elja? popularity and diffusion
Elja is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. Elja is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Elja reside; 76 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 71 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Elja is also the 296,002nd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 769 people.
The last name Elja is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 9,446,371. In Indonesia Elja is mostly found in: Bangka Belitung Islands, where 43 percent live, Lampung, where 29 percent live and West Sumatra, where 29 percent live. Other than Indonesia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elja in the Hindi language | ||
| एलजा | elaja | 71.43 |
| एल्जा | elja | 28.57 |
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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 Elja
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