Paja Surname

37,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Paja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania2,7861:1,046123
Philippines2,7521:36,7875,665
India2,2351:343,20618,830
Colombia1,9561:24,4241,721
Indonesia1,7541:75,3998,057
Peru1,2091:26,2902,822
Greece3301:33,5755,250
Poland3131:121,43418,038
Bolivia1781:59,6433,016
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Spain581:806,07033,159
Kosovo551:33,8523,228
Pakistan411:4,357,16830,068
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Hungary371:265,30520,779
Afghanistan361:893,1448,921
England231:2,422,52489,093
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Finland121:458,05828,977
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Guam81:20,0153,029
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Serbia61:1,190,82529,487
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

The alternate forms: Pája (4) are calculated separately.

Paja (8,616) may also be a first name.

Paja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paja (Hindi: पजा, Marathi: पाजा, Oriya: ପଜା) occurs in Albania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Pája. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 37,229th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 514,985 people. Paja occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Paja live; 31 percent live in Southeast Asia and 20 percent live in Albano-Europe. Paja is also the 67,677th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 8,616 people.

Paja is most frequent in Albania, where it is carried by 2,786 people, or 1 in 1,046. In Albania it is mostly concentrated in: Elbasan County, where 40 percent live, Tirana County, where 15 percent live and Fier County, where 10 percent live. Aside from Albania Paja is found in 53 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 19 percent live and India, where 16 percent live.

Paja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Paja last name are 19.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.41% registered with the party.

The amount Paja earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 25.68% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,407 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.7% less than the national average, earning $17,323,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 5% more than the national average, earning $45,306 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pája924/
Phaja89129/
Pajah8949/
Paaja8927/
Pahja892/
Pajaa892/
Hpaja891/
Paa868,304/
Paj86381/
Pajaud80493/
Pajeau8070/
Pajova8068/
Pajaya8059/
Paujah8033/
Pajaja8011/
Pajaha807/
Payaja807/
Pahaja805/
Pyjaja805/
Puyaja801/
Poyaja801/
Pajass801/
Pajath801/
Paajad801/
Pejaja801/
Phajah801/
Paiaja801/
Paya7579,269/
Puja7523,213/
Pajo759,141/
Paje758,793/
Paju752,628/
Paji751,988/
Paia751,323/
Peja751,014/
Poja75796/
Paai75658/
Pija75498/
Paľa75423/
Paay75383/
Paij7588/
Pa'a7586/
Pajt7583/
Pața7566/
Ppaa7529/
Phaa7529/
Pajó7527/
Péja7514/
Phaj7513/
Pajé7513/
Pajh758/
Pașa757/
Payj754/
Pajj753/
Paaa753/
Pajp752/
Pajš752/
Hpaa752/
Pajs752/
Pajz752/
Pajy751/
Pajè751/
Pyja751/
Ppaj751/
Pfaa751/
Pajd751/
Paaj751/
Bpaa751/
Hpaj751/
Pajeaud7345/
Paujaud7311/
Pajault737/
Pa67380,078/
Pooja6712,013/
Payas676,458/
Payad671,932/
Pauya671,772/
Pj671,085/
Paias671,027/
Payat671,020/
Pajuh67793/
Paays67717/
Paais67615/
Pohja67534/
Ppaya67398/
Pahay67226/
Paaya67211/
Payah67172/
Pieja67160/
Pahau67160/
Payau67160/
Payaz67153/
Phaya67124/
Phaij67119/
Pojah67115/
Pahai67114/
Pahia67108/
Pejaś67107/
Pyjas6788/
Pajcz6788/
Paiha6774/
Pijah6766/
Paiau6758/
Phaju6757/
Phajh6750/
Pajou6749/
Paaij6749/
Paije6747/
Paiah6741/
Payap6740/
Paijh6736/
Pajod6735/
Phoja6733/
Paiap6733/
Hpaya6733/
Pajzs6732/
Pajie6732/
Payaa6729/
Pajee6722/
Puuja6721/
Phija6721/
Phaia6720/
Pejah6720/
Bpaya6718/
Pajih6718/
Payha6714/
Pijja6714/
Pajoh6714/
Pheja6713/
Pauia6713/
Pajio6711/
Pujaa6710/
Phajo679/
Pa'ai679/
Pioja678/
Pahya677/
Paawe677/
Pgaji677/
Phuja676/
Pajiy676/
Pujaz676/
Pyjaś676/
Hpija675/
Paaye675/
Pouja675/
Phaji674/
Phajy674/
Hpaji674/
Paaid674/
Paaji673/
Pajés673/
Paajo673/
Pajeh673/
Paayi672/
Pajiæ672/
Paaay672/
Pajoo672/
Paiaz672/
Poaia672/
Pahaj671/
Payij671/
Puyaa671/
Pujah671/
Paait671/
Pahji671/
Hpaia671/
Hpaju671/
Pajeault671/
Paiat671/
Paaia671/
Paaii671/
Paaiy671/
Phaje671/
Pojaa671/
Pojaś671/
Poaya671/
Pyoaa671/
Pyjau671/
Pojad671/
Pojaz671/
Pejad671/

Paja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paja in the Hindi language
पजाpaja74.77
पाजाpaja14.02
पूजाpuja3.74
पज्ञाpajna1.87
ूपजाupaja0.93
पजोpajo0.93
ुपजाupaja0.93
Paja in the Marathi language
पाजाpaja74.07
पजाpaja25.93
Paja in the Oriya language
ପଜାpaja50
ପଜpaja25
ପାଜାpaja25

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paja
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