Nanja Surname
Approximately 393 people bear this surname
Nanja Surname Definition:
Nanja is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: lechwe.
Nanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 212 | 1:74,764 | 6,427 |
| Indonesia | 54 | 1:2,449,059 | 145,688 |
| Uganda | 38 | 1:1,027,349 | 44,109 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Nanja (7,447) may also be a first name.
Nanja Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nanja is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: lechwe.
Nanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nanja (Hindi: नांजा, Marathi: नंजा, Oriya: ପଧାନ) occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 735,823rd most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Nanja live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nanja is also the 74,520th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 7,447 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 74,764. In Zambia Nanja is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 81 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 15 percent live and Central Province, where 1 percent live. Not including Zambia it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nanja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nanja in the Marathi language | ||
| नंजा | nanja | 65 |
| नांजा | nanja | 25 |
| नंदा | nanda | 5 |
| नाना | nana | 5 |
| Nanja in the Hindi language | ||
| नांजा | nanja | 41.94 |
| नन्जा | nanja | 35.48 |
| नंजा | nanja | 16.13 |
| नान्जा | nanja | 3.23 |
| अंजा | anja | 3.23 |
| Nanja in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 36.36 |
| ନା | na | 27.27 |
| ନ | na | 18.18 |
| ନଂଜା | nanja | 9.09 |
| ନଂଯ | nanya | 9.09 |
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