Janja Surname
Approximately 1,827 people bear this surname
Janja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 993 | 1:53,315 | 5,868 |
| Uganda | 214 | 1:182,427 | 15,143 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| India | 102 | 1:7,520,249 | 162,050 |
| Kenya | 99 | 1:466,464 | 24,395 |
| Niger | 80 | 1:239,900 | 7,715 |
| Brazil | 55 | 1:3,892,261 | 106,836 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Janja (27,417) may also be a first name.
Janja Demographics
Janja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Janja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Janja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Janja (Arabic: يانيا, Bengali: যজ্ঞ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻧﺞ, Hindi: जंजा, Marathi: जांजा-या, Oriya: ଜ) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Janja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 222,993rd most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,988,805 people. Janja occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Janja are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Janja is also the 29,844th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 27,417 people.
The surname Janja is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 993 people, or 1 in 53,315. In Tanzania Janja is primarily found in: Lindi Region, where 30 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 26 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 12 percent reside and Egypt, where 10 percent reside.
Janja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Janja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Janja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻧﺞ | janj | - |
| Janja in the Bengali language | ||
| যজ্ঞ | yajna | - |
| Janja in the Hindi language | ||
| जंजा | janja | 60 |
| जन्जा | janja | 20 |
| जान्जा | janja | 20 |
| Janja in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜ | ja | 57.14 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 16.88 |
| ଜାା | jaa | 5.19 |
| ଜା | ja | 3.9 |
| ଜଂଜ | janja | 3.9 |
| େଯନା | eyana | 2.6 |
| ଜାଲ | jala | 1.3 |
| ଜଅା | jaaa | 1.3 |
| ରଣା | rana | 1.3 |
| ଜପ୍ା | japa | 1.3 |
| ଜନ୍ା | jana | 1.3 |
| ଜକ୍ା | jaka | 1.3 |
| Janja in the Marathi language | ||
| जांजा-या | janja-ya | 50 |
| जंजा-या | janja-ya | 50 |
| Janja in the Arabic language | ||
| يانيا | yanya | - |
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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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- 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 Janja
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