Jhaja Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Jhaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
Jhaja (106) may also be a first name.
Jhaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jhaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jhaja (Hindi: झाज, Oriya: ଝଜ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jhaja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jhaja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,580,327th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Jhaja is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Jhaja live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 915,176th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 106 people.
It is most common in India, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 21,307,372. In India it is most common in: Gujarat, where 89 percent live, Chandigarh, where 8 percent live and Telangana, where 3 percent live. Aside from India this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 36 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jhaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jhaja in the Oriya language | ||
| ଝଜ | jhaja | 52.78 |
| ଝାଜ | jhaja | 25 |
| ଝଜା | jhaja | 11.11 |
| ଝଯ | jhaya | 2.78 |
| ଝଜାଇଁ | jhaja'im | 2.78 |
| ଝୀଜ | jhija | 2.78 |
| ଝାଯ | jhaya | 2.78 |
| Jhaja in the Hindi language | ||
| झाज | jhaja | 50 |
| झाजा | jhaja | 25 |
| झग्या | jhagya | 25 |
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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 Jhaja
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