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) is found most frequently in Zambia. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 735,823rd most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Nanja reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nanja is also the 74,520th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 7,447 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 74,764. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 81 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 15 percent are found and Central Province, where 1 percent are found. Barring Zambia this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.
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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