View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Where Does The Last Name Laja Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Laja (Arabic: لاجا, Hindi: लजा, Marathi: लाजा, Oriya: ଲଜା, Tibetan: ལྷ་བྱ་) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Lăja or Lája. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laja? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 68,096^th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 998,841 people. The last name Laja occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Laja are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 56 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 119,830^th most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 3,508 people.

The surname Laja is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,251 people, or 1 in 44,975. In The Philippines Laja is primarily concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 63 percent are found, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 15 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent are found and Malaysia, where 11 percent are found.

Laja Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Laja earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 47.62% less than the national average, earning 181,263 kr per year; in Peru they earn 40.61% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,513 per year; in South Africa they earn 64.66% less than the national average, earning R 83,976 per year and in United States they earn 34.3% less than the national average, earning $28,351 USD per year.