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 last name Kaija (Bengali: কাইজা, Hindi: काीजा, Marathi: कैजा, Oriya: କଇଜା) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaija? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 82,351st most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,238,115 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Kaija are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kaija is also the 38,914th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 19,269 people.
This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 5,247 people, or 1 in 7,440. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kyenjojo District, where 21 percent live, Kabarole District, where 18 percent live and Hoima District, where 15 percent live. Other than Uganda it is found in 27 countries. It also occurs 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 surname are 15.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.97% being registered to vote for the 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
- 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 Kaija
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