Majah Surname
Approximately 443 people bear this surname
Majah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 276 | 1:479,164 | 39,474 |
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Majah (616) may also be a first name.
Majah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Majah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Majah (Arabic: ماجه, Hindi: मजह, Marathi: मजह) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Majah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 674,066th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Majah reside; 68 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 336,421st most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 616 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 479,164. In Indonesia Majah is most frequent in: Jakarta, where 49 percent live, Central Java, where 14 percent live and South Kalimantan, where 10 percent live. Excluding Indonesia Majah exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Botswana, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Majah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Majah in the Hindi language | ||
| मजह | majaha | 85.71 |
| मजहर | majahara | 14.29 |
| Majah in the Marathi language | ||
| मजह | majaha | 75 |
| मज | maja | 25 |
| Majah in the Arabic language | ||
| ماجه | majh | - |
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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
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- 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 Majah
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