Meja Surname

49,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Meja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,3791:7,1961,051
Tanzania2,2681:23,3432,876
Indonesia1,1091:119,25112,022
Kenya1,0631:43,4434,520
Guatemala7491:21,4721,624
Mexico6201:200,2045,414
Zimbabwe4461:34,6155,333
Dominican Republic4311:24,2061,534
Zambia4021:39,4283,917
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Philippines1201:843,65278,842
Spain581:806,07033,159
Uganda551:709,80535,417
France461:1,443,972140,296
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Romania371:542,64540,475
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
India361:21,307,372304,812
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Costa Rica281:170,7172,334
Panama281:139,7244,684
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominica11:75,891912
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Meja (21,419) may also be a first name.

Meja Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Meja Come From? nationality or country of origin

Meja (Hindi: मेजा, Marathi: मेजा, Oriya: େମଜ) is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 49,610th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 702,888 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Meja live; 33 percent live in East Africa and 31 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Meja is also the 35,915th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 21,419 people.

This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 2,379 people, or 1 in 7,196. Apart from Malawi this last name exists in 63 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Meja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (96%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Meja last name are 41.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meja earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.69% less than the national average, earning R 157,584 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.67% more than the national average, earning $22,853,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 22.48% less than the national average, earning $33,447 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medja895,364/
Mejha891,991/
Meija89917/
Meçja89663/
Mejza89564/
Mehja89326/
Mgeja89302/
Mejah89267/
Mejač89230/
Mejay89172/
Mejìa89127/
Mejai8985/
Metja8965/
Mejaš8960/
Mieja8955/
Mejja8947/
Mejea8939/
Meeja8939/
Mesja8926/
Mezja8916/
Mejaj8910/
Mheja899/
Mmeja895/
Mejau894/
Mejïa893/
Mejża892/
Mejaa891/
Mejaï891/
Mejãa891/
Mea8615,044/
Mej86767/
Medjat80378/
Medjad80261/
Mejjah8074/
Medjas8066/
Medjap8049/
Meejai8029/
Mejeas8025/
Mejaya8025/
Meijas8019/
Mejowa8015/
Mejaat8012/
Mejìas8011/
Metjea807/
Mejaia804/
Mejjaj804/
Meeaja803/
Mehaja803/
Mejach803/
Mejova803/
Medjai803/
Mejhai802/
Medjaj802/
M'Eija801/
Meejha801/
Meyaja801/
Mmejah801/
Meejat801/
Mmetja801/
Mejeau801/
Mejaud801/
Medjaz801/
Meejad801/
Meejay801/
Meejaz801/
Mejtja801/
Mejaus801/
Meza75585,089/
Mesa75213,266/
Mead7555,516/
Maja7523,805/
Meah7518,315/
Meya7515,451/
Meca758,767/
Meha757,290/
Meat756,525/
Muja756,469/
Moja754,498/
Mija753,693/
Meas752,892/
Miea752,498/
Meje752,206/
Meji752,173/
Meia751,799/
Meij751,389/
Mejo75879/
Myja75183/
Meža75152/
Mejj75140/
Mexa75129/
Meea7561/
Mhea7538/
Meap7531/
Mmea7523/
Meae7519/
Meua7516/
Meaz7516/
Me'a757/
'Mea755/
Hmej754/
Mgea753/
Miej751/
Međa751/
Mmej751/
Mejy751/
Mája751/
Māja751/
Meej751/
Mejp751/
Mjja751/
Mjsa751/
Mjza751/
Meuj751/
Mhej751/
Metjeea7350/
Mejahad739/
Meejach737/
Medjaad732/
Medjahd732/
Medja'a731/
Medjaha731/
Mejhajh731/
Mehjaid731/
Mehetja731/
Medjaat731/
Medjahe731/
Medjajd731/
Meaza67103,825/
Mesay6724,004/
Mhoja6718,887/
Mecha679,898/
Medjo679,108/
Merza676,386/
Meads675,886/
Mesas674,795/
Megia673,863/
Meijo672,746/
Mekha672,283/
Mezza671,697/
Mijas671,692/
Mujah671,255/
Meesa671,139/
Mesah671,138/
Majja67861/
Mezaz67746/
Majha67695/
Mijah67684/
Misja67670/
Mahja67667/
Mejio67600/
Mezga67583/
Meach67563/
Mezas67519/
Mijha67488/
Mhesa67451/
Majah67443/
Meiah67443/
Mesca67402/
Mejoy67398/
Mheza67394/
Mesai67392/
Meisa67385/
Mitja67379/
Misea67351/
Mecaj67338/
Meyah67310/
Mesea67267/
Mijač67266/
Mouja67265/
Meats67252/
Mujja67251/
Mmeje67243/
Mieza67236/
Mesad67223/
Meusa67211/
Meiza67211/
Mmeya67207/
Maija67205/
Mijat67203/
Meyap67202/
Mojah67190/
Muhja67189/
Meije67177/
Mejeh67172/
Mgeza67170/
Meyza67163/
Mehia67158/
Majca67158/
Mesat67157/
Mezoa67157/
Mehah67153/
Meeya67145/
Mijea67131/
Majza67129/
Mojza67127/
Meyas67120/
Mesaa67113/
Midja67113/
Mezad67112/
Majaa67111/
Miesa67105/
Maaja67100/
Mehya6799/
Moeij6795/
Mijia6793/
Migea6793/
Mijaj6791/
Meias6790/
Meeza6786/
Meazz6776/
Mezai6762/
Mejie6761/
Meșca6761/
Meiha6756/
Megea6755/
Mejcz6755/
Meyau6753/
Moija6751/
Mheya6747/
Measa6745/
Mijad6742/
Mojha6741/
Mezia6741/
Mgeya6739/
Mijać6738/
Mezay6731/
Muija6730/
Mheje6728/
Meyad6728/
Meysa6725/
Mysja6725/
Mejoi6725/
Mezha6723/
Mooja6723/
Mojja6723/
Mijja6722/
Moaja6722/
Mieya6721/
Mecay6721/
Meyat6721/
Messjasz6719/
Meadh6716/
Mhaja6715/
Mujha6715/
Mejee6715/
Mesau6715/
Miçja6715/
Mmoja6714/
Meejh6714/
'Meea6714/
Mheae6714/
Mezat6713/
Mhija6713/
Mijai6713/
Mejiy6713/
Mijay6713/
Meash6713/
Mejou6713/
Mesaj6712/
Mezap6712/
Meeca6711/
Mojca6710/
Mehsa6710/
Mesga679/
Mujaa679/
Mehji678/
Mezaa678/
Meiat678/
Mejij677/
Meadd677/
Mgoja677/
Hmead677/
Mohja677/
Mejoo676/
Mmeha676/
Mijau676/
Measo676/
Mijya675/
Mhuja675/
Mejey675/
Meyaa675/
Meead675/
Mejiz675/
Mgejo675/
Miejo675/
Mojża675/
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Mijaa674/
Mizja674/
Mezea674/
Mgaja674/
Mmeah674/
Me'ea674/
'Meya674/
Mezaj674/
Mecai674/
Meejo674/
Mejih673/
Hmaja673/
Meadz673/
Mexay673/
Hmesa673/
Mgeji673/
Meahe673/
Mieji673/
Hmeza673/
Mmeji673/
Mmaja673/
Mmeza673/
Mmuja673/
Mujca673/
Mmesa673/
Mejoh673/
Meeji673/
Mejidowa672/
Meatz672/
Meyca672/
Mejuo672/
Mejei672/
Mmejo672/
Mojđa672/
Mejatsch672/
Mesìa672/
Metca672/
Mesaz672/
Meeje672/
Mājas672/
Mayja671/
Mjhai671/
Meatt671/
Meauy671/
Mecaa671/
Mijaz671/
Meuah671/
Meyaz671/
Meyij671/
Mejss671/
Mgija671/
Mheha671/
Mizea671/
Mjrza671/
Moeia671/
Hmjja671/
Meass671/
Meazo671/
M'Mea671/
Ma'ea671/
Majìa671/
Mecau671/
Meast671/
Meeea671/
Meyha671/
Mezau671/
Mezaç671/
Mijaś671/
Mieje671/
Mișea671/
Mjjat671/
Mejez671/
Mejjh671/
Mejoz671/
Meiau671/
Mușea671/
Mydja671/
Méjat671/
Mmeia671/
Mejho671/
Metchjat671/
Mgeha671/
Mgeje671/
Myoja671/
Myjaz671/
Meeat671/
Mejod671/
Metjo671/
Mhead671/
Mezaï671/
Mesap671/
Mijsa671/
Meeas670/

Meja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meja in the Marathi language
मेजाmeja-
Meja in the Hindi language
मेजाmeja97.56
मॅजाmeja2.44
Meja in the Oriya language
େମଜemaja73.33
େମଜାemaja20
େମଯାemaya6.67

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