Ninja Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ninja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ninja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1271:64,2028,352
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India101:76,706,538639,611
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ninja (2,233) may also be a first name.

Ninja Last Name Facts

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

Ninja (Hindi: निन्जा, Oriya: ଣିା) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ninja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 988,329th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. The surname Ninja is primarily found in Oceania, where 49 percent of Ninja reside; 49 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 49 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Ninja is also the 158,149th most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 2,233 people.

Ninja is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 64,202. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 69 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 13 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 30 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ninija9114/
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Ninjai918/
Ninjay915/
Ninjaa914/
Ninjap912/
Ninjia911/
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Ninia80623/
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Ninea807/
Ninjy801/
Ningajja775/
Ngoinjah771/
Ngnindja771/
Ngninjia771/
Ninsha735,192/
Nginya731,797/
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Niensa7334/
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Nincau7319/
Ningia7317/
Nionia7316/
Ninjoh7315/
Nionya738/
Nhinje735/
Ninias735/
Ninkha735/
Nainji734/
Neanja734/
Nionji734/
Nionsa734/
Niniaa734/
Ninjit734/
Nginsa734/
Nainya733/
Nninsa733/
Nninje733/
Ninjoi733/
Ninhai732/
Ninjip732/
Ninsap732/
Nunjai732/
Nainha731/
Ninsad731/
Gnigna731/
Nyonja731/
Nenija731/
Ninije731/
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Nginji731/
Nimjah731/
Nionza731/
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Niniha731/
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Ninsas731/
Ninssa731/
Nienje731/
Nienjo731/
Nignau731/
Noinea731/
Noinha731/
Nionje731/
Neinea731/
Nienia731/
Ninchai67614/
Niña67267/
Nionzai6782/
Nyonjay6750/
Ninchat6745/
Nindjou6736/
Ningiau6735/
Ninnsah6724/
Nimngia6721/
Nunjiah679/
Nindjoi679/
Ngingia677/
Nginjoh677/
Ninsaat677/
Nninsha675/
Nginsay675/
Ninshad674/
Ninyoha674/
Naingej674/
Ninshat672/
Ngnigna672/
Nindjoï672/
Nenjaya671/
Ninshaj671/
Naincha671/
Naingna671/
Ngenjea671/
Nginjeh671/
Nginjio671/
Nginsah671/
Nindjoo671/
Nindjoî671/
Ninngia671/
Nyonjah671/
Gnignah671/
Gnindjo671/
Gninjio671/
Nginyah671/
Ninayia671/
Ninsaad671/
Ninshah671/
Nginjoy671/

Ninja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ninja in the Hindi language
निन्जाninja84.21
निंजाninja15.79
Ninja in the Oriya language
ଣିାnia33.33
ନିାnia33.33
ଣିଂଜninja16.67
ଇନିini16.67

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ninja
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