Gangaja Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gangaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Gangaja (12) may also be a first name.
Gangaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gangaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gangaja (Marathi: गंगजा) is found most in Tanzania. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gangaja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gangaja is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Gangaja is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Gangaja reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gangaja is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 12 people.
Gangaja is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Gangaja is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 80 percent live and Tanga Region, where 20 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 38 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gangaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gangaja in the Marathi language | ||
| गंगजा | gangaja | - |
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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 Gangaja
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