Kajja Surname
Approximately 959 people bear this surname
Kajja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 475 | 1:82,188 | 8,744 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Kajja (338) may also be a first name.
Kajja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kajja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kajja (Hindi: कज्जा) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kajja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kajja is the 373,745th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,599,109 people. Kajja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Kajja are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 475,334th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 338 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 475 people, or 1 in 82,188. In Uganda Kajja is mostly concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 18 percent reside, Kampala District, where 13 percent reside and Kamuli District, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 43 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kajja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kajja in the Hindi language | ||
| कज्जा | kajja | 98.41 |
| काज्जा | kajja | 1.59 |
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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 Kajja
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