Majja Surname
Approximately 861 people bear this surname
Majja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 480 | 1:275,519 | 24,851 |
| India | 162 | 1:4,734,971 | 120,979 |
| Uganda | 138 | 1:282,893 | 20,096 |
| Tanzania | 72 | 1:735,300 | 41,343 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Majja (553) may also be a first name.
Majja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Majja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Majja (Hindi: मज्जा) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Majja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Majja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Majja is the 406,613th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,464,049 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Majja reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 56 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Majja is also the 357,892nd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 553 people.
The surname Majja is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 480 people, or 1 in 275,519. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: South Sulawesi, where 94 percent live, Southeast Sulawesi, where 2 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 2 percent live. Besides Indonesia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent live and Uganda, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Majja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Majja in the Hindi language | ||
| मज्जा | majja | 97.44 |
| माज्जा | majja | 2.56 |
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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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- 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 Majja
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