Khalaja Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Khalaja 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 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Khalaja (29) may also be a first name.
Khalaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khalaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khalaja (Marathi: खळाजा, Oriya: ଖାଲଜା) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Khalaja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Khalaja live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most common first name in the world It is held by 29 people.
It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Khalaja is most prevalent in: Manafwa District, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent are found and Pakistan, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khalaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khalaja in the Oriya language | ||
| ଖାଲଜା | khalaja | - |
| Khalaja in the Marathi language | ||
| खळाजा | khalaja | - |
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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 Khalaja
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