Lajja Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Lajja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 108 | 1:361,475 | 23,506 |
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Lajja (27,388) may also be a first name.
Lajja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lajja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lajja (Bengali: লজ্জা, Hindi: लज्जा, Marathi: लाजा) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lajja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lajja is the 1,276,805th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname Lajja occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Lajja live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 29,873rd most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 27,388 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 361,475. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Pallisa District, where 65 percent live, Kibuku District, where 17 percent live and Mbale District, where 7 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 32 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lajja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lajja in the Bengali language | ||
| লজ্জা | lajja | - |
| Lajja in the Hindi language | ||
| लज्जा | lajja | 99.36 |
| लजजा | lajaja | 0.15 |
| लाज्जा | lajja | 0.09 |
| लज्ज | lajja | 0.02 |
| लल्जा | lalja | 0.01 |
| लत्ज्जा | latjja | 0.01 |
| लज़्जा | lazja | 0.01 |
| लज्जाा | lajjaa | 0.01 |
| Lajja in the Marathi language | ||
| लाजा | laja | 33.33 |
| लज् | laj | 33.33 |
| लजा | laja | 33.33 |
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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 Lajja
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