Jalja Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kuwait
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Jalja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jalja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
India161:47,941,586492,263
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Jalja (384) may also be a first name.

Jalja Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jalja Come From? nationality or country of origin

Jalja (Hindi: जलजा, Marathi: जलजा) occurs in Kuwait more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jalja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jalja is the 2,580,327th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Jalja are found; 54 percent are found in West Asia and 54 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 442,333rd most widely held first name in the world, held by 384 people.

It is most frequent in Kuwait, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 131,058. Other than Kuwait Jalja exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent reside and Bolivia, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jalija91501/
Djalja918/
Jaljoa911/
Ijalija83160/
Jalajja833/
Jalca801,994/
Jalea801,144/
Salja80387/
Calja80162/
Halja8044/
Jalsa8034/
Jalji8027/
Zalja803/
Jalje802/
Jaljo801/
Jalayjay777/
Jaleha731,084/
Sailja73670/
Sallja73364/
Jaliha73334/
Jaliah73306/
Saljay73135/
Haljas73105/
Jaljis7367/
Jollja7350/
Saljah7325/
Jalesa7325/
Jalzai7319/
Jahlia7318/
Jaljit7313/
Jealea7312/
Jealca739/
Hailja736/
Jalije736/
Jaliji735/
Callja733/
Haljia731/
Jalsad731/
Jalzad731/
Jaljez731/
Djalea731/
Jalssa731/
Haljai731/
Jalsah731/
Jaleay731/
Jhalji731/
Khalja731/
Joljas731/
Jalesha6734/
Djaliha6728/
Jalkhaa6719/
Jalihah6714/
Jalaiya6710/
Djoljaj6710/
Jauleha679/
Jalayya675/
Jalehah675/
Jaljous674/
Ijalijo673/
Jalliah673/
Jalleah672/
Halajha671/
Jalsaha671/
Jalessa671/
Jalaayi671/
Jalesia671/
Jahalia671/
Khaljah671/
Jahliah671/
Jalleza671/
Jalchas671/
Jaulesa671/
Saljiaj671/
Caaljay671/
Chaljas671/
Jalzash671/
Ijailza671/

Jalja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jalja in the Hindi language
जलजाjalaja-
Jalja in the Marathi language
जलजाjalaja99.4
अलवाalava0.6

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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 Jalja
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