Mraja Surname

670,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mraja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mraja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4031:114,5909,735
Albania181:161,89212,234
India161:47,941,586492,263
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Mraja (276) may also be a first name.

Mraja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mraja (Arabic: مراجا, Bengali: ম্রাজা) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mraja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 670,508th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 16,339,789 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mraja live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mraja is also the 534,713th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 276 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 403 people, or 1 in 114,590. In Kenya Mraja is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 99 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 0 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Mraja occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 4 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Mraja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mraja last name is principally Muslim (60%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mraaja916/
Mrajah912/
Mhraja911/
Mraj8914/
Mraa891/
Mhrraja831/
Mraji80949/
Mrija8051/
Mraju8030/
Mhraj8028/
Mrzaj808/
Mraia806/
Mreja805/
Mraya804/
Mroja803/
Mraje802/
Mrajz801/
Mrajh801/
Hmraa801/
Hmraj801/
Mra753,887/
Mrj757/
Mrayat7336/
Mrhaji7322/
Mrojas7311/
Mrayah738/
Mrahai732/
Mhraji731/
Mrouja731/
Mrajie731/
Mrayaz731/
Mhraya731/
Mrgaji731/
Mrahia731/
Mrđa671,853/
Meheraj67429/
Mrňa67172/
Mray67145/
Mrha67121/
Mrai67104/
Mrau6733/
Mrza6732/
Mhra6717/
Mrea6713/
Mrra679/
Mrae679/
Mroj675/
Hmra674/
Mmra674/
Geemraj673/
Mrij672/
Mrjs672/
M'Raije671/
Hmrj671/
Hmraaha671/
Meheraa671/
Mìra671/
Mroa671/
Mrhj671/
Mrje671/
Mrjh671/
Mrrj671/

Mraja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mraja in the Bengali language
ম্রাজাmraja-
Mraja in the Arabic language
مراجاmraja-

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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 Mraja
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