Kajia Surname
Approximately 1,561 people bear this surname
Kajia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,164 | 1:45,482 | 5,130 |
| India | 239 | 1:3,209,479 | 93,987 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | 1:135,895 | 18,658 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Kajia (258) may also be a first name.
Kajia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kajia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kajia (Marathi: खािलक, Oriya: କଜିଆ) occurs most in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kajia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 253,301st most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,668,511 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kajia live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kajia is also the 554,411th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 258 people.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,164 people, or 1 in 45,482. In Tanzania Kajia is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 49 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 20 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kajia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kajia in the Oriya language | ||
| କଜିଆ | kaji'a | 66.67 |
| କାଜିଆ | kaji'a | 12.12 |
| କଜିଆତାି | kaji'atai | 9.09 |
| କଜୀଆ | kaji'a | 6.06 |
| କାଯିଆ | kayi'a | 3.03 |
| କଯିଆ | kayi'a | 3.03 |
| Kajia in the Marathi language | ||
| खािलक | khailaka | 50 |
| काजीअ | kaji'a | 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 Kajia
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