Kaija Surname
Approximately 5,886 people bear this surname
Kaija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5,247 | 1:7,440 | 1,301 |
| Finland | 386 | 1:14,240 | 2,112 |
| United States | 97 | 1:3,736,690 | 206,520 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Latvia | 31 | 1:66,131 | 9,862 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Kaija (19,269) may also be a first name.
Kaija Demographics
Average Kaija Salary in
United States
$52,632 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kaija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kaija (Bengali: কাইজা, Hindi: काीजा, Marathi: कैजा, Oriya: କଇଜା) is found most in Uganda. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaija? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 82,351st most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,238,115 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kaija reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 38,914th most common first name worldwide, held by 19,269 people.
The last name Kaija is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 5,247 people, or 1 in 7,440. In Uganda Kaija is mostly found in: Kyenjojo District, where 21 percent live, Kabarole District, where 18 percent live and Hoima District, where 15 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Kaija Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kaija last name are 15.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.97% registered with the political party.
The amount Kaija earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 141.45% more than the national average, earning R 573,768 per year; in United States they earn 21.98% more than the national average, earning $52,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.66% less than the national average, earning $49,355 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaija in the Oriya language | ||
| କଇଜା | ka'ija | - |
| Kaija in the Marathi language | ||
| कैजा | kaija | - |
| Kaija in the Bengali language | ||
| কাইজা | ka'ija | 80 |
| কইজ | ka'ija | 20 |
| Kaija in the Hindi language | ||
| काीजा | kaija | 50 |
| कैजा | kaija | 50 |
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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 Kaija
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