Pitja Surname

634,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Albania

Pitja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pitja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3351:161,72418,138
Indonesia1141:1,160,08182,627
Albania241:121,41910,681
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Pitja (25) may also be a first name.

Pitja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pitja is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pitja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pitja is the 634,180th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,150,823 people. Pitja is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Pitja live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Pitja is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 25 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 335 people, or 1 in 161,724. In South Africa Pitja is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 55 percent live, Gauteng, where 37 percent live and North West, where 4 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and Albania, where 5 percent live.

Pitja Last Name Statistics demography

Pitja earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.68% less than the national average, earning R 159,972 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pittja9157/
Pistja9147/
Pitija9135/
Phitja918/
Pitdja911/
Pitjea911/
Pija89498/
Pithija831/
Paija805,229/
Pitia803,879/
Petja801,471/
Pitea80872/
Pitsa80579/
Pitje80235/
Pijai8092/
Pitya8075/
Pitjo8075/
Pijas8073/
Pijay8067/
Pijaj8066/
Pitca8034/
Pijat8031/
Phija8021/
Pidja8020/
Pitji8017/
Pijja8014/
Puija809/
Hpija805/
Pitza804/
Peija803/
Pijap803/
Pijau802/
Pijad801/
Pittia73456/
Piteau73381/
Pitcha73241/
Pithia73194/
Pittea73187/
Paitya73109/
Petija73101/
Pietza7367/
Paitia7343/
Puitsa7341/
Pietje7336/
Pitias7330/
Pittya7327/
Phijai7325/
Pitzas7319/
Pihtje7315/
Pijeau7313/
Pitzza7312/
Pithya7311/
Petdja7311/
Paidja738/
Piștea738/
Pitsay737/
Putija737/
Phitsa737/
Peetja737/
Putjai737/
Puijai736/
Paitsa734/
Phitya734/
Pitkha734/
Paijai734/
Pijaud734/
Pistha733/
Paijaj733/
Pitjie733/
Pisjai733/
Pijach732/
Pijash732/
Peijas732/
Pietia731/
Poitia731/
Phaija731/
Piteai731/
Pithha731/
Pitije731/
Pitiji731/
Pittza731/
Pijast731/
Paijat731/
Paijas731/
Paijha731/
Phijay731/
Phijha731/
Peitsa731/
Pitsai731/
Phitia731/
Pithsa731/
Pitsaa731/
Pitcay731/
Pica6715,299/
Piza6714,320/
Pisa678,527/
Pitchai671,769/
Peja671,014/
Pijo67612/
Pitchay67415/
Pitchat67106/
Pijeaud6776/
Paithya6750/
Pietjou6748/
Pitteea6744/
Pijeaux6733/
Pitchah6717/
Pidjass6717/
Pidjath6715/
Pihtjõe6715/
Péja6714/
Pittiah675/
Phuijai675/
Phitkha674/
Paijaai674/
Piža674/
Pitajho674/
Pistijo674/
Phitcha674/
Phoijai673/
Pihtjíe673/
Pitehay673/
Pitaiya672/
Pithias672/
Phaijad671/
Puthija671/
Phaijaj671/
Pietioa671/
Pietsai671/
Pitayya671/
Pahijat671/
Paijais671/
Paitiha671/
Pfitzai671/
Phoijay671/
Phithia671/
Petjach671/
Pietcha671/
Peitcha671/
Pitchas671/
Pyja671/
Putaija671/
Pijjaut671/
Phittia671/
Pisjeau670/
Pitoije670/

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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 Pitja
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