Gajah Surname
Approximately 1,908 people bear this surname
Gajah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,412 | 1:93,661 | 9,782 |
| Nigeria | 267 | 1:663,456 | 30,992 |
| Malaysia | 206 | 1:143,176 | 9,020 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Gajah (252) may also be a first name.
Gajah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gajah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gajah (Arabic: الجاجيه, Hindi: गजह) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gajah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 215,348th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,819,469 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Gajah are found; 85 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Gajah is also the 561,423rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 252 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,412 people, or 1 in 93,661. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: North Sumatra, where 72 percent reside, Aceh, where 21 percent reside and Riau, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia Gajah is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Malaysia, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gajah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gajah in the Hindi language | ||
| गजह | gajaha | 66.67 |
| गाजह | gajaha | 33.33 |
| Gajah in the Arabic language | ||
| الجاجيه | aljajyh | - |
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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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- 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 Gajah
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