Loja Surname

32,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Loja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador9,1441:1,739301
Peru2,3741:13,3881,759
Philippines1,4691:68,91611,811
Portugal9721:10,718914
United States7911:458,22939,136
Spain4961:94,2587,835
Brazil4561:469,46117,773
Indonesia2131:620,88849,115
Slovakia841:63,52912,320
Albania491:59,4717,297
Latvia461:44,5666,776
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Qatar221:107,18211,536
India191:40,371,862445,856
England161:3,482,379114,324
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Nepal81:3,560,12010,569
Guam81:20,0153,029
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Bhutan31:205,3461,091
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
China21:683,660,78330,601
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
France21:33,211,361423,184
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

The alternate forms: Lója (11) are calculated separately.

Loja (1,344) may also be a first name.

Loja Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Loja Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Loja (Hindi: लोजा, Marathi: लोजा, Oriya: େଲାଜା, Tibetan: ལོ་ཇ་) is borne by more people in Ecuador than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Lója. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 32,528th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 445,422 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Loja live; 73 percent live in South America and 70 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 214,184th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 1,344 people.

The surname Loja is most frequently used in Ecuador, where it is carried by 9,144 people, or 1 in 1,739. In Ecuador Loja is most frequent in: Azuay Province, where 37 percent live, Cañar Province, where 15 percent live and Guayas Province, where 14 percent live. Aside from Ecuador this surname is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 15 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.

Loja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Loja are 40.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.19% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Loja earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 2.23% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,818 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.91% more than the national average, earning $26,541,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.39% less than the national average, earning $34,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.7% less than the national average, earning $43,870 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lója9211/
Lodja89381/
Lloja89333/
Lohja89181/
Lojah89100/
Lioja8952/
Loija8932/
Lojza8929/
Lojai8919/
Lojay8913/
Lojha8910/
Lojau897/
Lojja897/
Looja892/
Loaja891/
Luoja891/
Losja891/
Louja891/
Loa869,955/
Loj86293/
Loijas80183/
Lojaya80101/
Lloçja8097/
Llojaj8044/
Loshja8022/
Loudja809/
Lojova807/
Lojaja803/
Llojas801/
Lojzai801/
Liojaj801/
Loujai801/
Hlojai801/
Loza7583,857/
Loya7550,413/
Loca7515,945/
Losa7512,092/
Leja759,839/
Lija758,490/
Laja757,296/
Lojo754,245/
Luja753,102/
Loji752,452/
Loia751,173/
Loje75724/
Lojy75312/
Lloa75169/
Loij7535/
Lojt7527/
Lioa7515/
Lojš7512/
Lioj758/
Luoa754/
Lohj753/
Looa752/
Looj752/
Loža752/
Hloa752/
Lloj752/
Lyoa751/
Lhoa751/
Lăja751/
Loïa751/
Loğa751/
Lája751/
Loyj751/
Lyja751/
Lohia678,629/
Ladja675,492/
Louza673,459/
Llosa673,078/
Llaja672,387/
Louya671,826/
Lozza671,713/
Louha671,389/
Lioza671,354/
Lorza671,274/
Locha671,148/
Loiza671,139/
Lousa671,128/
Loyau671,026/
Looij67761/
Loisa67760/
Loiha67650/
Loaya67476/
Lodjo67444/
Lajah67409/
Losas67396/
Locaa67391/
Lijah67361/
Loyza67355/
Lajaj67352/
Lieja67336/
Loyha67329/
Lokha67319/
Lotca67302/
Lozay67247/
Lozat67238/
Looza67237/
Looya67237/
Lojou67226/
Laaja67222/
Lujah67217/
Loojo67203/
Locaj67185/
Lajja67179/
Liosa67171/
Loyas67158/
Louia67155/
Losay67152/
Locay67152/
Lajza67144/
Loyah67142/
Lozia67139/
Losea67129/
Lijaa67120/
Lozas67119/
Lejap67118/
Logia67113/
Loosa67109/
Lioia67106/
Lijia6797/
Leeja6793/
Lajaa6789/
Latja6783/
Lojoo6783/
Losat6777/
Losau6776/
Lajau6772/
Lohya6772/
Losah6763/
Loyat6756/
Luosa6755/
Lloji6755/
Lohsa6749/
Lloza6744/
Lajay6740/
Lojie6739/
Lajai6738/
Lojjo6737/
Loysa6736/
Lleja6736/
Lozai6730/
Losai6729/
Luoji6726/
Lojio6726/
Lazja6725/
Lyoha6724/
Lyoza6722/
Lloya6720/
Hloža6720/
Hloya6720/
Lajha6719/
Lozea6719/
Loaia6719/
Losaa6715/
Lejah6714/
Lozad6714/
Losca6713/
Lozaa6712/
Lujat6712/
Lajap6711/
Looji6710/
Losad6710/
Lujau6710/
Lijja679/
Losoj679/
Loyaa678/
Lluja678/
Lyoya677/
Liaja677/
Logea677/
Lojiš677/
Lloje676/
Lohji676/
Lojho675/
Loyaz675/
Loyad675/
Lahja675/
Lajea675/
Louji675/
Loijo675/
Hloza675/
Lozau674/
Lozaj674/
Louje673/
Lyoia673/
Lojiy673/
Lojoš673/
Lojsz673/
Lojeh673/
Hleja672/
Lyaja672/
Lojoi672/
Lojee672/
Lioya672/
Lhoya672/
Losaj672/
Lujaa672/
Lloia672/
Lazoj672/
Lozga672/
Llojë672/
Lyjah671/
Lohij671/
Lojuo671/
Loyij671/
Lozap671/
Lijya671/
Lehja671/
Hlosa671/
Lloca671/
Losap671/
Losaz671/
Losjo671/
Lojei671/
Lojii671/
Lojoh671/
Loias671/
Loiaz671/
Loijs671/
Luuja671/
Loyap671/
Lazoa671/
Lehesoja671/
L'Oca671/
Lijea671/
Lhaja671/
Lheja671/
Lojso671/
Loije671/
Lhosa671/
Luoha671/
Loeje671/
Lojoy671/
Lioah671/
Lasja671/
Laçja671/

Loja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loja in the Hindi language
लोजाloja-
Loja in the Oriya language
େଲାଜାelaja-
Loja in the Marathi language
लोजाloja-
Loja in the Tibetan language
ལོ་ཇ་loja33.33
བློ་རྒྱ་logya33.33
ལོ་རྒྱ།logya33.33

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