Namaja Surname
Approximately 4,351 people bear this surname
Namaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,552 | 1:10,991 | 1,836 |
| Malawi | 601 | 1:28,484 | 4,289 |
| Ecuador | 96 | 1:165,686 | 7,339 |
| Zimbabwe | 58 | 1:266,177 | 28,032 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Namaja (129) may also be a first name.
Namaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namaja (Hindi: नमाजा, Marathi: नमजा) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Namaja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Namaja is the 107,252nd most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,674,913 people. The last name Namaja is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Namaja reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Namaja is also the 818,356th most numerous first name in the world, held by 129 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 3,552 people, or 1 in 10,991. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kibuku District, where 23 percent live, Pallisa District, where 17 percent live and Budaka District, where 15 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 14 percent live and Ecuador, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Namaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Namaja in the Hindi language | ||
| नमाजा | namaja | 66.67 |
| नमजा | namaja | 20 |
| नमजाा | namajaa | 6.67 |
| नमाजों | namajom | 6.67 |
| Namaja in the Marathi language | ||
| नमजा | namaja | 50 |
| नामजा | namaja | 20 |
| नमाज | namaja | 20 |
| इनामदार | inamadara | 10 |
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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 Namaja
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