Gonja Surname
Approximately 645 people bear this surname
Gonja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 299 | 1:130,566 | 12,054 |
| Kenya | 159 | 1:290,440 | 18,686 |
| Nigeria | 53 | 1:3,342,316 | 100,395 |
| Taiwan | 40 | 1:586,119 | 4,335 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
| Tanzania | 17 | 1:3,114,213 | 50,054 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Serbia | 8 | 1:893,118 | 28,088 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Gonja (107) may also be a first name.
Gonja Demographics
Gonja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gonja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gonja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gonja (Georgian: გონჯა, Hindi: गोंज, Marathi: गोन्जा) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 507,898th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 11,298,521 people. The surname Gonja is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Gonja are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gonja is also the 910,230th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 107 people.
Gonja is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 299 people, or 1 in 130,566. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kamuli District, where 36 percent reside, Buyende District, where 23 percent reside and Namutumba District, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.
Gonja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Gonja last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gonja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gonja in the Georgian language | ||
| გონჯა | gonja | - |
| Gonja in the Marathi language | ||
| गोन्जा | gonja | 50 |
| गोनजा | gonaja | 16.67 |
| गोण्या | gonya | 16.67 |
| गोिंवद | goinvada | 16.67 |
| Gonja in the Hindi language | ||
| गोंज | gonja | 25 |
| गॉंजा | gonja | 25 |
| गुंजा | gunja | 25 |
| गोन्जा | gonja | 25 |
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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 Gonja
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