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 surname Joja (Arabic: جوجا, Hindi: जोजा, Marathi: जोजा, Oriya: େଜାଜା) occurs most in South Africa. It can be rendered as: Jojă. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Joja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 122,171st most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,945,940 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Joja are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 168,919th most common first name world-wide, held by 2,002 people.
This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,152 people, or 1 in 25,176. In South Africa Joja is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live. Not including South Africa it occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs 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 surname are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.33% being registered with 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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