Moja Surname

104,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,498 people bear this surname

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

Moja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9611:27,6283,539
Romania5121:39,2155,000
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Tanzania2201:240,64419,599
India2191:3,502,58299,542
Pakistan1811:986,98312,883
Spain1611:290,38517,690
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Indonesia1271:1,041,33275,890
Philippines1021:992,53285,691
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Albania661:44,1526,030
Italy641:955,57368,465
Uganda621:629,66632,895
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Latvia191:107,89715,192
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
Serbia161:446,55918,714
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Estonia121:110,15019,471
France121:5,535,227269,324
England111:5,065,278148,650
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Bosnia and Herzegovina51:707,28014,781
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
China31:455,773,85521,925
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

The alternate forms: Mojá (1) are calculated separately.

Moja (2,273) may also be a first name.

Moja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺟﻪ, Hindi: मोजा, Marathi: मोजा, Oriya: େମାଜା) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Mojá. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 104,355th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,620,175 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Moja are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 156,484th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 2,273 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,961 people, or 1 in 27,628. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 55 percent reside, Limpopo, where 32 percent reside and North West, where 7 percent reside. Not including South Africa it is found in 67 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 11 percent reside and Malawi, where 6 percent reside.

Moja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Moja surname is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States Moja are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Moja earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 22.72% less than the national average, earning R 183,648 per year and in United States they earn 0.65% less than the national average, earning $42,868 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mojá921/
Mhoja8918,887/
Mojai89863/
Mojau89321/
Mouja89265/
Motja89262/
Modja89190/
Mojah89190/
Mojza89127/
Moija8951/
Mojha8941/
Mojay8926/
Mooja8923/
Mojja8923/
Moaja8922/
Mozja8917/
Mmoja8914/
Mojca8910/
Mgoja897/
Mohja897/
Mojża895/
Mojea895/
Mojaj894/
Mojđa892/
Mosja892/
Myoja891/
Moa8621,480/
Moj861,778/
Moujay80107/
Moujah8065/
Mojsja8037/
Mojahe8026/
Mojaat8024/
Motjea8023/
Mojaja8023/
Moudja8014/
Mojaya8010/
Moidja808/
Mojhai807/
Mhojah805/
Modjaz804/
Mojova804/
Mojowa804/
Moujai802/
Mojahd802/
Mohaja802/
Moujap802/
Mouhja802/
Mohjap802/
Mmojja802/
Mohjai802/
Mojaha802/
Mhioja801/
Moujaj801/
Moyjad801/
Mojaij801/
Mojcha801/
Mojjat801/
Moijas801/
Mojìca801/
Modjap801/
Modjat801/
Modjea801/
Mozjat801/
Motjau801/
Moya75265,709/
Mosa75122,258/
Moza7523,886/
Maja7523,805/
Meja7510,368/
Moji757,661/
Muja756,469/
Moia755,732/
Mija753,693/
Mojo753,261/
Moje753,187/
Moca753,098/
Moij751,723/
Muoa751,071/
Mouj75567/
Mooa75337/
Mioa75190/
Myja75183/
Mmoa7591/
Mojš7584/
Mhoa7561/
Mojj7511/
Myoa7510/
Hmoa759/
Mojy757/
Moța756/
Mooj755/
Mojh753/
Mojt753/
Mioj752/
Myoj752/
Mmoj752/
Mhoj752/
Moyj751/
Moïa751/
Mája751/
Māja751/
Mgoj751/
Hmoj751/
Moudjah738/
Mojahad737/
Motjeea736/
Moujais732/
Moudjaj732/
Moodjai732/
Moujaas731/
Mohjaha731/
Mohijad731/
Moudjad731/
Moujaha731/
Moudjap731/
Mojhova731/
Mohijha731/
Mohjova731/
Mojahaz731/
Moudjai731/
Mousa67572,691/
Moosa6763,586/
Mosca6737,831/
Mosad6717,861/
Mokha6715,071/
Moisa6710,388/
Mooya679,846/
Mocha676,107/
Mouha674,722/
Modjo674,210/
Mooij673,296/
Mosea672,513/
Madja672,444/
Mgojo671,353/
Myojo671,332/
Mujah671,255/
Mozia671,221/
Mozas671,198/
Mouza671,049/
Mgoza671,038/
Mosaa671,002/
Mosai67997/
Mozga67958/
Majja67861/
Mouya67823/
Moysa67787/
Majau67783/
Mohia67747/
Mouji67712/
Mosay67697/
Majha67695/
Mogia67695/
Mijah67684/
Mahja67667/
Morza67614/
Mhoha67553/
Mooza67544/
Mhoya67543/
Mojoo67463/
Majah67443/
Majai67406/
Mosau67406/
Mgoya67365/
Mosat67359/
Mhoza67356/
Mozza67330/
Moyat67329/
Mehja67326/
Muosa67305/
Mozaa67305/
Mgeja67302/
Mocay67290/
Mejah67267/
Matja67233/
Mmoji67230/
Mouje67215/
Moiza67204/
Majay67196/
Moyad67193/
Muhja67189/
Mosas67170/
Mgoji67167/
Mozaz67156/
Mosah67148/
Moyas67142/
Mioya67138/
Mozea67137/
Mijea67131/
Majza67129/
Mejìa67127/
Motca67117/
Májai67116/
Mojio67114/
Majaa67111/
Moyah67109/
Masoj67107/
Mazoa67104/
Moyau67101/
Miojo67100/
Mogea67100/
Maaja67100/
Moeij6795/
Mijia6793/
Majaj6789/
Masja6784/
Mojee6784/
Mozai6780/
Moijh6772/
Moyap6771/
Mmoya6767/
Moiha6760/
Mejaš6760/
Moije6759/
Mojeh6756/
Mocea6756/
Mozay6755/
Mieja6755/
Moyij6753/
Mohsa6744/
Mojoh6739/
Meeja6739/
Mohij6737/
Moiah6736/
Mojij6734/
Mohya6733/
Muoza6727/
Moyza6727/
Mosap6724/
Muoya6724/
Mijja6722/
Mozoa6721/
Majoj6719/
Mozat6719/
Moaya6719/
Mooji6718/
Moijo6717/
Mhoji6716/
Mhaja6715/
Muojo6714/
Moïsa6714/
Mhija6713/
Mohje6713/
Majea6712/
Mojiy6711/
Moiaz6711/
Mmooa6711/
Mozsa6710/
Mozca6710/
Moyaz6710/
Moyaa6710/
Mheja679/
Mujaa679/
Mozaç679/
Moyje678/
Hmosa678/
Motjo678/
Mojoi678/
Mgoje677/
Mozad677/
Myoya677/
Mooca677/
Mojih677/
Moujo677/
Mojie677/
Mosaj676/
Mosjo676/
Mijya675/
Mhuja675/
Moiad675/
Mojjo675/
Mmeja675/
Muoje675/
Moiat675/
Mohji675/
Mozau675/
Hmoya675/
Mhosa674/
Mijaa674/
Mojyo674/
Mgaja674/
Mooje674/
Muoji674/
Mojou674/
Moojo674/
Hmaja673/
Mojahaid673/
Mozha673/
Mmaja673/
Mmuja673/
Mejïa673/
Mouia672/
Mojei672/
Mojii672/
Moyca672/
Moujahad672/
Mājas672/
Mazja671/
Mgija671/
Moshhjad671/
Mocaa671/
Mojst671/
Moeia671/
Moias671/
Majìa671/
Moyha671/
Moïya671/
Mosaz671/
Mojco671/
Moiau671/
Moijhaph671/
Mojyi671/
Moh'a671/
Mejaa671/
Mejaï671/
Májay671/
Méjat671/
'Mosa671/
Mohdjahd671/
Mmoza671/
Mmuoa671/
Myjaz671/
Miojh671/
Modca670/
Moujs670/

Moja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺟﻪmwjh-
Moja in the Oriya language
େମାଜାemaja-
Moja in the Marathi language
मोजाmoja-
Moja in the Hindi language
मोजाmoja98.55
भोजाbhoja0.97
मौजाmauja0.48

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