Kejja Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kejja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Kejja (9) may also be a first name.
Kejja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kejja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kejja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺠﻪ) is most common in Uganda. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kejja.
How Common Is The Last Name Kejja? popularity and diffusion
Kejja is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Kejja live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 9 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Bugiri District, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent are found and Mauritania, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kejja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kejja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺠﻪ | kjh | - |
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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 Kejja
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