Koju Surname
Approximately 5,110 people bear this surname
Koju Surname User-submission:
The Koju surname comes from the Newari word ko, meaning crow.
Koju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 4,358 | 1:6,535 | 529 |
| Japan | 642 | 1:199,134 | 8,973 |
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
Koju (4,678) may also be a first name.
Koju Surname Meaning
Koju Demographics
Average Koju Salary in
Canada
$25,943 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Koju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koju (Hindi: कोजू, Marathi: कोजु) is found most in Nepal. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koju? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 93,389th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,426,134 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Koju live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 100,202nd most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 4,678 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nepal, where it is carried by 4,358 people, or 1 in 6,535. In Nepal it is most prevalent in: Bagmati, where 100 percent are found, Mechi, where 0 percent are found and Narayani, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Nepal this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Koju Last Name Statistics demography
Koju earn a lot less than the average income. In Canada they earn 47.78% less than the national average, earning $25,943 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koju Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koju in the Marathi language | ||
| कोजु | koju | 90.91 |
| कोजू | koju | 9.09 |
| Koju in the Hindi language | ||
| कोजू | koju | 71.07 |
| कोजु | koju | 27.04 |
| कॉजु | koju | 1.89 |
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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
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