Sahaja Surname
Approximately 318 people bear this surname
Sahaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 164 | 1:1,089,292 | 13,626 |
| India | 83 | 1:9,241,752 | 184,052 |
| Indonesia | 52 | 1:2,543,254 | 149,807 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sahaja (2,615) may also be a first name.
Sahaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sahaja (Arabic: شاجا, Bengali: সাহাজা, Hindi: सहजा, Marathi: साहजा, Oriya: ସାହାଜା) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahaja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 857,026th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. The surname Sahaja is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Sahaja live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 143,711th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 2,615 people.
It is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 1,089,292. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 100 percent reside. Barring Pakistan this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahaja in the Hindi language | ||
| सहजा | sahaja | 82.69 |
| साहजा | sahaja | 8.06 |
| सहाजा | sahaja | 6.87 |
| साहाजा | sahaja | 2.09 |
| सहज | sahaja | 0.3 |
| Sahaja in the Bengali language | ||
| সাহাজা | sahaja | 50 |
| সাজাহা | sajaha | 50 |
| Sahaja in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାହାଜା | sahaja | 50 |
| ଶାହାଜା | sahaja | 30 |
| ସହଜା | sahaja | 20 |
| Sahaja in the Marathi language | ||
| साहजा | sahaja | 42.86 |
| सहाजा | sahaja | 35.71 |
| सहजा | sahaja | 14.29 |
| साहाजा | sahaja | 7.14 |
| Sahaja in the Arabic language | ||
| شاجا | shaja | - |
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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 Sahaja
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