Renja Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Renja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 55 | 1:839,635 | 32,298 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Greece | 23 | 1:481,730 | 61,288 |
| Albania | 14 | 1:208,147 | 13,618 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Rënja (86) are calculated separately.
Renja (621) may also be a first name.
Renja Demographics
Renja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Renja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Renja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Renja (Hindi: रेंजा, Marathi: रेन्जा, Oriya: େରଂଜ) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Rënja. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Renja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,272,314th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 42 percent of Renja reside; 31 percent reside in East Africa and 29 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 334,590th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 621 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 839,635. In Kenya Renja is most frequent in: Siaya County, where 93 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 2 percent reside and Migori County, where 2 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and India, where 15 percent reside.
Renja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Renja last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Renja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Renja in the Marathi language | ||
| रेन्जा | renja | 80 |
| रेजा | reja | 20 |
| Renja in the Hindi language | ||
| रेंजा | renja | 66.67 |
| रेन्जा | renja | 33.33 |
| Renja in the Oriya language | ||
| େରଂଜ | eranja | 50 |
| ନାଗ | naga | 50 |
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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 Renja
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