Lejja Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Lejja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 55 | 1:709,805 | 35,417 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Marshall Islands | 5 | 1:10,364 | 1,309 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Lejja (25) may also be a first name.
Lejja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lejja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lejja is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lejja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,994,173rd most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. Lejja is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Lejja are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Lejja is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 25 people.
The last name Lejja is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 709,805. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Budaka District, where 69 percent are found, Kibuku District, where 15 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 30 percent are found and The Marshall Islands, where 6 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 Lejja
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