Kwaja Surname
Approximately 323 people bear this surname
Kwaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 159 | 1:1,114,105 | 45,936 |
| Uganda | 86 | 1:453,945 | 27,029 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Kwaja (235) may also be a first name.
Kwaja Demographics
Average Kwaja Salary in
United States
$22,825 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kwaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwaja (Marathi: खाजा, Oriya: ଅଲିାଜା) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwaja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 847,909th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Kwaja reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 584,346th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 235 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 1,114,105. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 43 percent reside, Kogi, where 27 percent reside and Adamawa, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 27 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
Kwaja Last Name Statistics demography
Kwaja earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.1% less than the national average, earning $22,825 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwajah | 91 | 34 | / |
| Nkwaja | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kwhaja | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kwaa | 89 | 1,752 | / |
| Kwaj | 89 | 44 | / |
| Kwayaja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwujaja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwahaja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwaji | 80 | 5,123 | / |
| Kwaya | 80 | 1,320 | / |
| Kweja | 80 | 350 | / |
| Kwaje | 80 | 338 | / |
| Gwaja | 80 | 333 | / |
| Nkwaj | 80 | 56 | / |
| Kwaai | 80 | 25 | / |
| Kwaju | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kuaja | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kwaia | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kwajo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kwija | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kwaij | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cwaja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwuja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaje | 73 | 427 | / |
| Kwahay | 73 | 258 | / |
| Nkwaju | 73 | 175 | / |
| Kwahai | 73 | 90 | / |
| Kwayah | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kwa'ai | 73 | 19 | / |
| Kuhaja | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kwajje | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kwahaa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kwahia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwajep | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kwaaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Qwajah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwejah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwajas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkweja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwahea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgwaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwahha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwuaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwajah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nqwaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwajo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwajou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwajip | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwai'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwoaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwuija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwauje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kway | 67 | 4,033 | / |
| Kwai | 67 | 2,617 | / |
| Gwaa | 67 | 115 | / |
| Gwaj | 67 | 87 | / |
| Kwau | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kwej | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kwij | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kwea | 67 | 25 | / |
| Cwaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kuaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qwaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwoj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkwhaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwayaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwueja | 67 | 1 | / |
Kwaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kwaja in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଲିାଜା | aliaja | - |
| Kwaja in the Marathi language | ||
| खाजा | khaja | - |
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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 Kwaja
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