Mounja Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Mounja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 15 | 1:272,991 | 12,403 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Mounja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mounja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mounja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺠﻰ) occurs most in Mauritania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mounja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,649,889th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Mounja live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 272,991. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Brakna Region, where 80 percent live and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 7 percent live. Apart from Mauritania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 11 percent live and Niger, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mounja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mounja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺠﻰ | almnjy | 80 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺠﻲ | almnjy | 20 |
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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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- 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 Mounja
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