Ooja Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ooja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ooja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda561:697,13035,026
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
India51:153,413,076951,030
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569

Ooja (385) may also be a first name.

Ooja Last Name Facts

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

Ooja (Hindi: ऊजा) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ooja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ooja is the 1,918,812th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Ooja reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 441,679th most commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 385 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 697,130. In Uganda Ooja is mostly concentrated in: Amuria District, where 45 percent reside, Soroti District, where 29 percent reside and Katakwi District, where 21 percent reside. Besides Uganda Ooja exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hooja8992/
Gooja8912/
Oojha896/
Oodja891/
Oohja891/
Oojai891/
Oja8610,066/
Ooj8644/
Ooa8610/
Goojah80108/
Hoodja801/
Ojha75262,990/
Ojah755,318/
Hoja754,323/
Goja753,460/
Ojea753,428/
Ouja752,886/
Ioja752,261/
Ojaa751,552/
Ojja751,456/
Odja751,343/
Ozoa75871/
Ooji75709/
Osja75282/
Oosa75276/
Ojay75248/
Yoja75144/
Ojai75115/
Ojap7545/
Ohja7541/
Oojo7540/
Oija7528/
Đoja7521/
Hooa7514/
Ooya7513/
Ojaj7513/
Ooje758/
Otja756/
Ojau756/
Oaja754/
Ojza753/
Ozja753/
Ooea752/
Ojca752/
Ooij752/
Oojt752/
Ojéa751/
Ooza751/
Hooj751/
Ooca751/
Osoj751/
Oxja751/
Ooia751/
Oojh751/
Oojp751/
Oojz751/
Uoja751/
Hoojjat732/
Ochoa67575,761/
Hojai6719,196/
Oa672,994/
Oj672,361/
Ohaja671,029/
Oujaa67964/
Ojeah67940/
Ojowa67419/
Oujja67405/
Hodja67296/
Ojaja67242/
Ojhaa67172/
Ojhai67123/
Ojhau67116/
Hooji67111/
Gojah67104/
Odjas6789/
Ojaha6788/
Hojja6787/
Ozoha6773/
Oudja6763/
Ojaya6763/
Gooya6756/
Ojhah6755/
Hooij6752/
Hojsa6743/
Hojač6742/
Ojhay6740/
Hojah6739/
Ojhaj6737/
Gooza6727/
Oyowa6725/
Odjai6725/
Oosaa6724/
Houja6722/
Hoçja6720/
Gooij6719/
Ojhha6718/
Hojay6718/
Oocha6716/
Gooji6715/
Hoosa6713/
Ojaht6713/
Oyaja6711/
Ooyad6711/
Ojjha6710/
Oujha6710/
Gooje679/
Ojeas679/
Hotja679/
Hohja677/
Oosai676/
Oujah675/
Oidja675/
Iojaa675/
Ojjaa675/
Oyova674/
Hojaj674/
Ossja673/
Ojhaz673/
Hooya673/
Hooza673/
Ojaih673/
Ochja673/
Oijha672/
Hojha672/
Ojeea672/
Hoija672/
Goojy672/
Oshja672/
Ouhja672/
Oujai672/
Ojkha671/
O'Jay671/
Ozhoa671/
Ojach671/
Ojajh671/
Ojhea671/
Ojhza671/
Ooyza671/
Oozah671/
Huoja671/
Hooha671/
Hojea671/
Uojad671/
Ojooj671/
Osoij671/
Hoojo671/
Hojca671/
Hojza671/
Hojża671/
Oozad671/
Orzoa671/
Oïdja671/
Ouowa671/
Osjaa671/
Ojaij671/
Odjay671/
O'Jai671/
O'Jea671/
Goaja671/
Gohja671/
Oujay671/
Odjea671/
Oojee671/
Oojoh671/
Ojahs671/
Ojsja671/
Oijai671/
Ousja671/
Otjai671/
Oojzo671/

Ooja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ooja in the Hindi language
ऊजाuja75
पूजाpuja25

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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
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  • 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 Ooja
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