Oraja Surname
Approximately 229 people bear this surname
Oraja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 213 | 1:183,283 | 15,165 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Oraja (34) may also be a first name.
Oraja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oraja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oraja (Marathi: ओरजा) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Oraja.
How Common Is The Last Name Oraja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,079,669th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Oraja live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 34 people.
The last name Oraja is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 183,283. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Pallisa District, where 77 percent reside, Serere District, where 10 percent reside and Bukedea District, where 3 percent reside. Not including Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 3 percent reside and Slovakia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oraja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oraja in the Marathi language | ||
| ओरजा | oraja | - |
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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 Oraja
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