Kauja Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Kauja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 44 | 1:887,256 | 40,445 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kauja (52) may also be a first name.
Kauja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kauja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kauja (Marathi: कंुजा) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Kauja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kauja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,943,350th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kauja are found; 48 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kauja is also the 1,381,723rd most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 52 people.
The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 887,256. In Uganda Kauja is primarily found in: Kaliro District, where 73 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 9 percent reside and Pallisa District, where 9 percent reside. Barring Uganda this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 35 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kauja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kauja in the Marathi language | ||
| कंुजा | kamuja | 75 |
| काउजा | ka'uja | 25 |
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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 Kauja
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