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 found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hadjia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 689,921st most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,987,287 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Hadjia are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 55,278th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 11,649 people.
Hadjia is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 96,442. In Niger it is mostly found in: Zinder Region, where 22 percent live, Niamey Capital District, where 21 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 18 percent live. Not including Niger Hadjia exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 31 percent live and Algeria, where 16 percent live.
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
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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 Hadjia
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