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
The last name Lajja (Bengali: লজ্জা, Hindi: लज्जा, Marathi: लाजा) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lajja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,276,805th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name Lajja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Lajja reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 29,873rd most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 27,388 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 361,475. In Uganda Lajja is most numerous in: Pallisa District, where 65 percent live, Kibuku District, where 17 percent live and Mbale District, where 7 percent live. Excluding 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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