Joja Surname
Approximately 3,745 people bear this surname
Joja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,152 | 1:25,176 | 3,213 |
| Egypt | 793 | 1:115,934 | 9,519 |
| India | 210 | 1:3,652,692 | 102,297 |
| Romania | 206 | 1:97,465 | 11,117 |
| Papua New Guinea | 79 | 1:103,212 | 13,927 |
| Croatia | 59 | 1:71,671 | 12,734 |
| Japan | 41 | 1:3,118,153 | 33,477 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| Afghanistan | 28 | 1:1,148,328 | 10,363 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| Latvia | 6 | 1:341,674 | 26,199 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Jojă (57) are calculated separately.
Joja (2,002) may also be a first name.
Joja Demographics
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Joja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Joja (Arabic: جوجا, Hindi: जोजा, Marathi: जोजा, Oriya: େଜାଜା) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Jojă. For other potential spellings of Joja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Joja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 122,171st most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,945,940 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Joja live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Joja is also the 168,919th most frequent given name on earth, borne by 2,002 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,152 people, or 1 in 25,176. In South Africa Joja is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 21 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Joja Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Joja last name are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.33% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Joja earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.66% less than the national average, earning R 126,756 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning $21,610,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 58.62% more than the national average, earning $68,444 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Joja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Joja in the Marathi language | ||
| जोजा | joja | - |
| Joja in the Hindi language | ||
| जोजा | joja | 88.89 |
| जोग्या | jogya | 11.11 |
| Joja in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜାଜା | ejaja | 75 |
| େଜାଜ | ejaja | 25 |
| Joja in the Arabic language | ||
| جوجا | jwja | - |
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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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