Imaja Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Imaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
Imaja (143) may also be a first name.
Imaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Imaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Imaja (Hindi: िमज, Marathi: इमजा) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Imaja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Imaja is the 1,785,358th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. Imaja is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Imaja live; 41 percent live in East Africa and 36 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 772,378th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 143 people.
This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 24,744,045. In India it is most numerous in: Chandigarh, where 48 percent live, Gujarat, where 45 percent live and Karnataka, where 3 percent live. Barring India Imaja exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 28 percent live and Nigeria, where 26 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Imaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Imaja in the Hindi language | ||
| िमज | imaja | - |
| Imaja in the Marathi language | ||
| इमजा | imaja | - |
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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 Imaja
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