Latja Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Latja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 35 | 1:157,049 | 14,263 |
| Lesotho | 34 | 1:59,781 | 8,665 |
| Albania | 7 | 1:416,294 | 17,617 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Latja (13) may also be a first name.
Latja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Latja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Latja occurs more in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Latja.
How Common Is The Last Name Latja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Latja is the 2,061,309th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Latja reside; 42 percent reside in Southern Africa and 42 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name in the world, held by 13 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Finland, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 157,049. In Finland Latja is primarily concentrated in: Pirkanmaa, where 46 percent are found, North Karelia, where 26 percent are found and Central Ostrobothnia, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Finland this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 41 percent are found and Albania, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Latja
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