Imoja Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Imoja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Imoja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Imoja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Imoja is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Imoja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Imoja is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Imoja are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Imoja is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Imoja is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 33 percent live, Nairobi County, where 33 percent live and Vihiga County, where 33 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 43 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
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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 Imoja
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