Parja Surname
Approximately 2,890 people bear this surname
Parja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,679 | 1:286,325 | 16,249 |
| Indonesia | 61 | 1:2,168,020 | 133,281 |
| Nepal | 57 | 1:499,666 | 4,398 |
| Romania | 52 | 1:386,113 | 32,215 |
| Albania | 8 | 1:364,257 | 16,885 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
The alternate forms: Pârja (2) are calculated separately.
Parja (893) may also be a first name.
Parja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Parja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Parja (Hindi: परजा, Marathi: पज, Oriya: ପଜର୍ା, Tibetan: པར་ཇ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Pârja. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Parja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Parja is the 152,303rd most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,521,642 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Parja reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 271,926th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 893 people.
This last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 2,679 people, or 1 in 286,325. In India Parja is most numerous in: Assam, where 58 percent live, West Bengal, where 35 percent live and Arunachal Pradesh, where 5 percent live. Outside of India Parja is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and Nepal, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Parja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Parja in the Marathi language | ||
| पज | paja | - |
| Parja in the Hindi language | ||
| परजा | paraja | 68.42 |
| पर्जा | parja | 15.79 |
| पारजा | paraja | 10.53 |
| प्रजा | praja | 5.26 |
| Parja in the Tibetan language | ||
| པར་ཇ་ | parja | 50 |
| པར་ཇཱ་ | parja | 50 |
| Parja in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଜର୍ା | pajara | 42.86 |
| ପରଜା | paraja | 28.57 |
| ଜାନି | jani | 14.29 |
| ପାଜ | paja | 14.29 |
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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 Parja
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