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 borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lejja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lejja is the 1,994,173rd most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name 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 commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 25 people.
The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 709,805. In Uganda Lejja is most frequent in: Budaka District, where 69 percent live, Kibuku District, where 15 percent live and Bugiri District, where 4 percent live. Aside from Uganda Lejja exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 30 percent live and The Marshall Islands, where 6 percent live.
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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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