Faraja Surname
Approximately 4,270 people bear this surname
Faraja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,263 | 1:22,642 | 2,865 |
| Tanzania | 672 | 1:78,782 | 8,119 |
| Kenya | 277 | 1:166,714 | 12,857 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Faraja (80,834) may also be a first name.
Faraja Demographics
Faraja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Faraja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faraja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Faraja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﺭﺍﺟﻲ, Hindi: फराजा, Marathi: फरजा) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faraja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 108,981st most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,706,685 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Faraja live; 76 percent live in Central Africa and 76 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Faraja is also the 12,240th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 80,834 people.
The surname Faraja is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 3,263 people, or 1 in 22,642. Aside from The DR Congo this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 16 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.
Faraja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Faraja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faraja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﺭﺍﺟﻲ | farajy | - |
| Faraja in the Marathi language | ||
| फरजा | pharaja | 87.5 |
| रजा | raja | 6.25 |
| फराजा | pharaja | 6.25 |
| Faraja in the Hindi language | ||
| फराजा | pharaja | 44.44 |
| फरजा | pharaja | 22.22 |
| फाराजा | pharaja | 16.67 |
| फराज | pharaja | 11.11 |
| फारजा | pharaja | 5.56 |
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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
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- 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 Faraja
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