Lanaja Surname
Approximately 1,329 people bear this surname
Lanaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,295 | 1:78,176 | 13,528 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
The alternate forms: Lañaja (1) are calculated separately.
Lanaja (13) may also be a first name.
Lanaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lanaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lanaja (Marathi: लनाजा) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also appear in the variant forms: Lañaja. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lanaja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lanaja is the 288,583rd most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,483,481 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Lanaja live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 13 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,295 people, or 1 in 78,176. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Soccsksargen, where 19 percent are found, Northern Mindanao, where 19 percent are found and Davao Region, where 17 percent are found. Besides The Philippines Lanaja occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lanaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lanaja in the Marathi language | ||
| लनाजा | lanaja | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Lanaja
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