Fadja Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Fadja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 51 | 1:407,237 | 34,925 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Fádja (1) are calculated separately.
Fadja (141) may also be a first name.
Fadja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fadja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fadja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﺎﺟﻪ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Fádja. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fadja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,436,415th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Fadja live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 778,371st most numerous first name globally, borne by 141 people.
The last name Fadja is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 407,237. In Cameroon Fadja is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 39 percent are found, West Region, where 39 percent are found and Centre Region, where 22 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 10 percent are found and Algeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fadja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fadja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻓﺎﺟﻪ | afajh | - |
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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 Fadja
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