Goudja Surname
Approximately 10,646 people bear this surname
Goudja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 8,954 | 1:1,518 | 285 |
| Cameroon | 1,273 | 1:16,315 | 2,237 |
| Benin | 292 | 1:35,396 | 4,578 |
| Niger | 69 | 1:278,145 | 8,561 |
| Algeria | 48 | 1:804,824 | 41,571 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Goudja (3,239) may also be a first name.
Goudja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goudja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goudja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺟﺎ) is found in Chad more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Goudja.
How Common Is The Last Name Goudja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 48,435th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 684,534 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Goudja reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Goudja is also the 125,940th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 3,239 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Chad, where it is carried by 8,954 people, or 1 in 1,518. Not including Chad Goudja is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 12 percent reside and Benin, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goudja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goudja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺟﺎ | kwja | - |
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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 Goudja
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