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) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Elja is primarily 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 common first name throughout the world, borne by 769 people.
It is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 9,446,371. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Bangka Belitung Islands, where 43 percent live, Lampung, where 29 percent live and West Sumatra, where 29 percent live. Besides Indonesia Elja is found 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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