Paaja Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Paaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 17 | 1:323,335 | 23,349 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Paaja (10) may also be a first name.
Paaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Paaja is held by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paaja? popularity and diffusion
Paaja is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Paaja reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 10 people.
It is most commonly used in Finland, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 323,335. In Finland it is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Finland this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 30 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Paaja
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