Epaja Surname
Approximately 559 people bear this surname
Epaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 530 | 1:73,659 | 8,092 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
Epaja (827) may also be a first name.
Epaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Epaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Epaja occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Epaja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 565,867th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Epaja live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Epaja is also the 284,025th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 827 people.
The surname Epaja is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 530 people, or 1 in 73,659. In Uganda Epaja is primarily found in: Pallisa District, where 23 percent live, Kumi District, where 22 percent live and Katakwi District, where 17 percent live. Not including Uganda it exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yepaja | 91 | 1 | / |
| Epaa | 89 | 197 | / |
| Epaj | 89 | 1 | / |
| Espajas | 83 | 14 | / |
| Epaya | 80 | 261 | / |
| Ipaja | 80 | 143 | / |
| Epaju | 80 | 133 | / |
| Hepaj | 80 | 118 | / |
| Epaji | 80 | 21 | / |
| Epaia | 80 | 15 | / |
| Epaai | 80 | 7 | / |
| Epeja | 80 | 3 | / |
| Epija | 80 | 2 | / |
| Epayj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Epajh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ephaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eepaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Epa | 75 | 31,616 | / |
| Epj | 75 | 10 | / |
| Gepaya | 73 | 447 | / |
| Aipaja | 73 | 79 | / |
| Aypaja | 73 | 8 | / |
| Epayat | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yepaya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Espajo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hephaj | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jepaya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ajpaja | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eupaya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jepaji | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hepaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Espaia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Espaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Epooja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eipa | 67 | 3,216 | / |
| Eppa | 67 | 1,175 | / |
| Epae | 67 | 585 | / |
| Epau | 67 | 557 | / |
| Hepa | 67 | 385 | / |
| Yepa | 67 | 384 | / |
| Epea | 67 | 341 | / |
| Ipaa | 67 | 277 | / |
| Jepa | 67 | 233 | / |
| Epay | 67 | 139 | / |
| Epai | 67 | 135 | / |
| Epha | 67 | 76 | / |
| Epoa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Eapa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Õepa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Eepa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Eipj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haipaja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eaipaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iepa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Epje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hepooja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Epayowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ipaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Epahaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Espayas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejpj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Espj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eypj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Epej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Epfj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Epjd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Epoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jepj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jpaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hepj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Epaja
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis