Onja Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Onja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| Madagascar | 25 | 1:945,993 | 2,355 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Onja (50,883) may also be a first name.
Onja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Onja (Hindi: ओंजा, Marathi: ओंजा) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Onja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,604,449th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Onja reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onja is also the 18,241st most common first name internationally, held by 50,883 people.
The last name Onja is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 3,054,185. In Nigeria Onja is most frequent in: Benue, where 26 percent reside, Enugu, where 17 percent reside and Lagos, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Madagascar, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Onja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Onja in the Marathi language | ||
| ओंजा | onja | - |
| Onja in the Hindi language | ||
| ओंजा | onja | 50 |
| ऑंज | onja | 50 |
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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 Onja
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