Mja Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
India91:85,229,487684,495
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mja (400) may also be a first name.

Mja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mja is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,348,199th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Mja reside; 68 percent reside in Southern Africa and 68 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mja is also the 431,593rd most common first name at a global level, borne by 400 people.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 483,730. In South Africa Mja is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Mja Last Name Statistics demography

Mja earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.41% less than the national average, earning R 155,868 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mija863,693/
Mjad86215/
Mjai8624/
Mjah8618/
Mjay8610/
Mjau868/
Hmja866/
Mjaj865/
Mjia863/
Mtja863/
Mjaa862/
Mjaz861/
Mjya861/
Mxja861/
Mdja861/
Mjga861/
Mjja861/
Mjoa861/
Mjza861/
Mjat861/
Mjea861/
Mmja861/
Mhja861/
Mejia751,168,166/
Mejha751,991/
Mijas751,692/
Mjaja751,225/
Meija75917/
Majja75861/
Majia75848/
Majha75695/
Mijha75488/
Mjaya75283/
Mijač75266/
Mujja75251/
Mjash75244/
Maija75205/
Mijat75203/
Mujea75180/
Msjah75171/
Mijea75131/
Maaja75100/
Mijia7593/
Mojya7581/
Mujia7574/
Moija7551/
Mejja7547/
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Mijad7542/
Mojha7541/
Mejea7539/
Mijać7538/
Mojga7535/
Muija7530/
Mojia7526/
Mojja7523/
Mijja7522/
Mujha7515/
Mhija7513/
Majya7513/
Mijai7513/
Mijay7513/
Majea7512/
Mjaid759/
Mjais758/
Mijoa758/
Mjaus758/
Mejya757/
Mijau756/
Mojea755/
Mijaa754/
Méjia754/
Mjait754/
M'Jad754/
Mjaha753/
Majga753/
Mjadt752/
Mayja751/
Mjhai751/
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Mjiah751/
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Mijaś751/
Mjach751/
Mjayt751/
Mjiaj751/
Mjjat751/
Mejóa751/
Mtjah751/
Mjadh751/
Mia672,033,557/
Mya67240,127/
Mea6715,044/
Msa676,768/
Mha671,021/
Mji67650/
Mahaja67617/
Mjo67551/
Mza67366/
Mujiah67265/
Mijaya67262/
Majhai67151/
Mijacz6781/
Mihaja6774/
Mejjah6774/
Mejiaz6769/
Muijah6760/
Mojhoa6758/
Maijad6754/
Meijia6745/
Majiah6738/
Mje6729/
Maijah6726/
Maijai6724/
Maaija6720/
Meijas6719/
Majjah6714/
Majgai6714/
Maijau6713/
Mmejia6710/
Mía679/
Majhay678/
Mejjia678/
Mijhai678/
Mejiaa677/
Mojhai677/
Mijeas677/
Mijuha676/
Mdjaid676/
Miejia676/
Mijhau676/
Mijatz676/
Mjy676/
Mijach675/
Mjahas675/
Maijay675/
Mjahdh675/
Maajia674/
Mejiea674/
Mgajia674/
Mejjaj674/
Mxa674/
Majjga673/
Mojiea673/
Majhaj673/
Mejiah673/
Mojiah673/
Majhau673/
Muhjia672/
Mauija672/
Maijaj672/
Mijais672/
Mejhai672/
Maijas672/
Majjaj672/
Mmojja672/
Mijaja672/
Mijash672/
Myj672/
Majhah671/
Majjya671/
Maijha671/
Mayjai671/
M'Djay671/
M'Eija671/
Meejha671/
Mijatt671/
Mijhap671/
Moujya671/
Moyjad671/
Mujhay671/
Mujjya671/
Mhajia671/
Majiea671/
Mayjay671/
Mijait671/
Mojias671/
Mojjat671/
Moijas671/
Moijga671/
Muijha671/
Mujeah671/
Mejioa671/
Mejiua671/
Majiaj671/
Mdjahd671/
Maijaa671/
Mujjja671/
Mjiaha671/
Mojioa671/
Mdjais671/
Mjhaid671/
Mjadth671/
Mijaad671/
Maijaz671/
Maijia671/

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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
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  • 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 Mja
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