Mourdja Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Mourdja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Mourdja (1,381) may also be a first name.
Mourdja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mourdja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mourdja occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mourdja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mourdja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mourdja is the 4,532,898th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mourdja are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 210,702nd most widespread given name globally, held by 1,381 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,128,942. In Niger Mourdja is mostly concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 53 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 35 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 12 percent reside. Barring Niger it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside and Chad, where 5 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mourdja
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