Ooja Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Ooja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 56 | 1:697,130 | 35,026 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
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
The last name Ooja (Hindi: ऊजा) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ooja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,918,812th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Ooja live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 441,679th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 385 people.
Ooja is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 697,130. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Amuria District, where 45 percent are found, Soroti District, where 29 percent are found and Katakwi District, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooja | 89 | 92 | / |
| Gooja | 89 | 12 | / |
| Oojha | 89 | 6 | / |
| Oodja | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oohja | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oojai | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oja | 86 | 10,066 | / |
| Ooj | 86 | 44 | / |
| Ooa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Goojah | 80 | 108 | / |
| Hoodja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ojha | 75 | 262,990 | / |
| Ojah | 75 | 5,318 | / |
| Hoja | 75 | 4,323 | / |
| Goja | 75 | 3,460 | / |
| Ojea | 75 | 3,428 | / |
| Ouja | 75 | 2,886 | / |
| Ioja | 75 | 2,261 | / |
| Ojaa | 75 | 1,552 | / |
| Ojja | 75 | 1,456 | / |
| Odja | 75 | 1,343 | / |
| Ozoa | 75 | 871 | / |
| Ooji | 75 | 709 | / |
| Osja | 75 | 282 | / |
| Oosa | 75 | 276 | / |
| Ojay | 75 | 248 | / |
| Yoja | 75 | 144 | / |
| Ojai | 75 | 115 | / |
| Ojap | 75 | 45 | / |
| Ohja | 75 | 41 | / |
| Oojo | 75 | 40 | / |
| Oija | 75 | 28 | / |
| Đoja | 75 | 21 | / |
| Hooa | 75 | 14 | / |
| Ooya | 75 | 13 | / |
| Ojaj | 75 | 13 | / |
| Ooje | 75 | 8 | / |
| Otja | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ojau | 75 | 6 | / |
| Oaja | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ojza | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ozja | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ooea | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ojca | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ooij | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oojt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ojéa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ooza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hooj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ooca | 75 | 1 | / |
| Osoj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oxja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ooia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oojh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oojp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oojz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uoja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoojjat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ochoa | 67 | 575,761 | / |
| Hojai | 67 | 19,196 | / |
| Oa | 67 | 2,994 | / |
| Oj | 67 | 2,361 | / |
| Ohaja | 67 | 1,029 | / |
| Oujaa | 67 | 964 | / |
| Ojeah | 67 | 940 | / |
| Ojowa | 67 | 419 | / |
| Oujja | 67 | 405 | / |
| Hodja | 67 | 296 | / |
| Ojaja | 67 | 242 | / |
| Ojhaa | 67 | 172 | / |
| Ojhai | 67 | 123 | / |
| Ojhau | 67 | 116 | / |
| Hooji | 67 | 111 | / |
| Gojah | 67 | 104 | / |
| Odjas | 67 | 89 | / |
| Ojaha | 67 | 88 | / |
| Hojja | 67 | 87 | / |
| Ozoha | 67 | 73 | / |
| Oudja | 67 | 63 | / |
| Ojaya | 67 | 63 | / |
| Gooya | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ojhah | 67 | 55 | / |
| Hooij | 67 | 52 | / |
| Hojsa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Hojač | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ojhay | 67 | 40 | / |
| Hojah | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ojhaj | 67 | 37 | / |
| Gooza | 67 | 27 | / |
| Oyowa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Odjai | 67 | 25 | / |
| Oosaa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Houja | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hoçja | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gooij | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ojhha | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hojay | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oocha | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gooji | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hoosa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ojaht | 67 | 13 | / |
| Oyaja | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ooyad | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ojjha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oujha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gooje | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ojeas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hotja | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hohja | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oosai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oujah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oidja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iojaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ojjaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oyova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hojaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ossja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ojhaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hooya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hooza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ojaih | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ochja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oijha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hojha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojeea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goojy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oshja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouhja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oujai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojkha | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Jay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ozhoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojajh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojhza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ooyza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oozah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huoja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hooha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hojea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uojad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojooj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osoij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoojo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hojca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hojza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hojża | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oozad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orzoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oïdja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osjaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojaij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odjay | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Jai | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Jea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gohja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oujay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odjea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oojee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oojoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojahs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojsja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oijai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ousja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oojzo | 67 | 1 | / |
Ooja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ooja in the Hindi language | ||
| ऊजा | uja | 75 |
| पूजा | puja | 25 |
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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
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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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