Genja Surname
Approximately 325 people bear this surname
Genja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 266 | 1:199,029 | 17,000 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Genja (218) may also be a first name.
Genja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Genja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Genja (Hindi: गेन्जा, Oriya: ଗ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Genja.
How Common Is The Last Name Genja? popularity and diffusion
Genja is the 844,382nd most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Genja reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Genja is also the 611,412th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 218 people.
The last name Genja is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 199,029. In Tanzania it is most common in: Tabora Region, where 59 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 41 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent are found and Belarus, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Genja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Genja in the Hindi language | ||
| गेन्जा | genja | - |
| Genja in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗ | ga | 94.44 |
| େଗଚ୍ | egac | 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
- 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 Genja
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