Inja Surname
Approximately 1,819 people bear this surname
Inja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 796 | 1:222,541 | 13,126 |
| India | 714 | 1:1,074,321 | 44,434 |
| Papua New Guinea | 72 | 1:113,246 | 15,376 |
| Netherlands | 57 | 1:296,266 | 35,624 |
| Thailand | 47 | 1:1,502,944 | 203,155 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Niger | 27 | 1:710,815 | 16,981 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Inja (1,799) may also be a first name.
Inja Demographics
Inja Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Inja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Inja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Inja (Hindi: इन्जा, Marathi: इंजा) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Inja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Inja is the 223,829th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,006,347 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Inja live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 180,194th most widespread first name globally, borne by 1,799 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 796 people, or 1 in 222,541. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 82 percent are found, Katsina, where 5 percent are found and Kaduna, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Inja is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in India, where 39 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.
Inja Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Inja has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Inja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Inja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.4% less than the national average, earning R 98,868 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Inja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Inja in the Marathi language | ||
| इंजा | inja | - |
| Inja in the Hindi language | ||
| इन्जा | inja | 60.87 |
| इंजा | inja | 34.78 |
| इनजा | inaja | 4.35 |
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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 Inja
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