Hadjia Surname
Approximately 429 people bear this surname
Hadjia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 199 | 1:96,442 | 3,993 |
| Cameroon | 132 | 1:157,341 | 17,155 |
| Algeria | 68 | 1:568,111 | 38,491 |
| Burkina Faso | 10 | 1:1,835,210 | 14,348 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Hadjia (11,649) may also be a first name.
Hadjia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hadjia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hadjia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺎﺟﺎ) is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hadjia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hadjia is the 689,921st most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 16,987,287 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Hadjia reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Hadjia is also the 55,278th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 11,649 people.
The surname Hadjia is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 96,442. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 22 percent are found, Niamey Capital District, where 21 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 18 percent are found. Other than Niger this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 31 percent are found and Algeria, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hadjia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hadjia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﺎﺟﺎ | haja | - |
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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 Hadjia
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