View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marja? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Marja is the 231,683^rd most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,178,639 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Marja are found; 59 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 14,687^th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 65,585 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is held by 957 people, or 1 in 186,671. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 99 percent are found, Gilgit-Baltistan, where 1 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Pakistan this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 31 percent are found and Lebanon, where 5 percent are found.

Marja Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Marja last name is primarily Maronite (89%) in Lebanon.