Manaja Surname
Approximately 917 people bear this surname
Manaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 859 | 1:206,220 | 12,296 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
Manaja (832) may also be a first name.
Manaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Manaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Manaja (Bengali: মানজা, Hindi: मनजा, Marathi: मनजा, Oriya: ମନଜା) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Manaja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 387,068th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,947,160 people. Manaja is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Manaja reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Manaja is also the 283,108th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 832 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 859 people, or 1 in 206,220. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Gombe, where 38 percent live, Bauchi, where 11 percent live and Jigawa, where 9 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Manaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Manaja in the Bengali language | ||
| মানজা | manaja | - |
| Manaja in the Hindi language | ||
| मनजा | manaja | 81.82 |
| मनाजा | manaja | 18.18 |
| Manaja in the Oriya language | ||
| ମନଜା | manaja | 71.43 |
| ମନଜ | manaja | 10.71 |
| ମେନାଜ | menaja | 8.93 |
| ମେନାଜା | menaja | 3.57 |
| ମନଯା | manaya | 1.79 |
| Manaja in the Marathi language | ||
| मनजा | manaja | 63.64 |
| मानजा | manaja | 18.18 |
| मणाजा | manaja | 9.09 |
| मनोज | manoja | 9.09 |
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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 Manaja
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