Marja Surname
Approximately 1,744 people bear this surname
Marja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 957 | 1:186,671 | 4,670 |
| Indonesia | 541 | 1:244,453 | 22,409 |
| Lebanon | 83 | 1:67,917 | 4,916 |
| India | 68 | 1:11,280,373 | 208,492 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Marja (65,585) may also be a first name.
Marja Demographics
Marja Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Marja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marja (Arabic: مرجا, Hindi: मरजा, Marathi: मज, Oriya: ମଜର୍ା) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Marja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 231,683rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,178,639 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Marja live; 59 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Marja is also the 14,687th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 65,585 people.
It is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 957 people, or 1 in 186,671. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 99 percent reside, Gilgit-Baltistan, where 1 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 31 percent reside and Lebanon, where 5 percent reside.
Marja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Marja last name is chiefly Maronite (89%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Marja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marja in the Marathi language | ||
| मज | maja | 86.96 |
| माज | maja | 8.7 |
| िमज | imaja | 4.35 |
| Marja in the Hindi language | ||
| मरजा | maraja | 60 |
| मर्जा | marja | 20 |
| मरजाद | marajada | 10 |
| मारजा | maraja | 10 |
| Marja in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଜର୍ା | majara | 38.46 |
| ମାଜର୍ା | majara | 23.08 |
| ମାଜ | maja | 15.38 |
| ମଯର୍ା | mayara | 7.69 |
| ମଜର୍ | majar | 7.69 |
| କାମରାନ | kamarana | 7.69 |
| Marja in the Arabic language | ||
| مرجا | mrja | - |
| مارجا | marja | - |
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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 Marja
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