Monja Surname
Approximately 14,339 people bear this surname
Monja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 8,149 | 1:2,902 | 608 |
| Peru | 5,194 | 1:6,119 | 943 |
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| Spain | 216 | 1:216,445 | 14,523 |
| Uganda | 84 | 1:464,753 | 27,435 |
| Argentina | 58 | 1:736,955 | 49,943 |
| Cameroon | 48 | 1:432,689 | 36,488 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Cuba | 8 | 1:1,440,340 | 7,824 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Monja (3,416) may also be a first name.
Monja Demographics
Average Monja Salary in
United States
$34,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Monja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Monja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Monja (Hindi: मोंजा, Marathi: मोनजा, Oriya: ମେନାଜ) is carried by more people in Madagascar than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Monja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Monja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 36,779th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 508,233 people. The surname Monja is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Monja live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in Barito Africa. Monja is also the 121,784th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,416 people.
The surname Monja is most prevalent in Madagascar, where it is carried by 8,149 people, or 1 in 2,902. Barring Madagascar it occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 36 percent live and Malawi, where 3 percent live.
Monja Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Monja has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Monja last name fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Monja Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Monja earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 42.34% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,178 per year; in South Africa they earn 19.82% less than the national average, earning R 190,548 per year and in United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Monja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Monja in the Hindi language | ||
| मोंजा | monja | - |
| Monja in the Oriya language | ||
| ମେନାଜ | menaja | - |
| Monja in the Marathi language | ||
| मोनजा | monaja | 66.67 |
| मोन्जा | monja | 33.33 |
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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 Monja
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