Madja Surname
Approximately 2,444 people bear this surname
Madja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 547 | 1:135,063 | 14,394 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Benin | 472 | 1:21,897 | 2,929 |
| Philippines | 246 | 1:411,537 | 52,227 |
| Indonesia | 178 | 1:742,973 | 57,103 |
| Niger | 163 | 1:117,742 | 4,629 |
| Brazil | 141 | 1:1,518,258 | 50,663 |
| Ivory Coast | 35 | 1:659,178 | 18,915 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 9 | 1:126,186 | 322 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Madja (2,555) may also be a first name.
Madja Demographics
Average Madja Salary in
South Africa
R 131,988
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Madja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Madja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Madja (Arabic: ميدجي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺪﺟﻪ, Hindi: मादजा) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Madja.
How Common Is The Last Name Madja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 175,316th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,981,811 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Madja live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Madja is also the 145,755th most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 2,555 people.
This last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 547 people, or 1 in 135,063. Excluding The DR Congo this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 21 percent live and Benin, where 19 percent live.
Madja Last Name Statistics demography
Madja earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.46% less than the national average, earning R 131,988 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Madja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Madja in the Hindi language | ||
| मादजा | madaja | - |
| Madja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺪﺟﻪ | mdjh | 50 |
| ﻣﺎﺟﺎ | maja | 50 |
| Madja in the Arabic language | ||
| ميدجي | mydjy | - |
| مدجه | mdjh | - |
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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 Madja
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