Lanja Surname
Approximately 478 people bear this surname
Lanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 234 | 1:3,278,057 | 95,326 |
| Indonesia | 80 | 1:1,653,115 | 108,474 |
| Uganda | 63 | 1:619,671 | 32,575 |
| Iran | 42 | 1:1,828,155 | 67,506 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Lanja (13,024) may also be a first name.
Lanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lanja (Hindi: लंजा, Marathi: लांजा, Oriya: ଲ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Lanja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lanja is the 637,196th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 15,245,912 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Lanja live; 62 percent live in South Asia and 49 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 51,209th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 13,024 people.
Lanja is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 3,278,057. In India it is most common in: Gujarat, where 76 percent are found, Telangana, where 7 percent are found and Odisha, where 4 percent are found. Beside India it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lanja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lanja in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲ | la | 83.33 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 5.56 |
| ଲାନଯା | lanaya | 5.56 |
| ଲାଂଜ | lanja | 5.56 |
| Lanja in the Hindi language | ||
| लंजा | lanja | 56.25 |
| लन्जा | lanja | 25 |
| लान्जा | lanja | 12.5 |
| लांजा | lanja | 6.25 |
| Lanja in the Marathi language | ||
| लांजा | lanja | 50 |
| लन्जा | lanja | 50 |
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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 Lanja
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