Shahja Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Shahja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
Shahja (351) may also be a first name.
Shahja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shahja (Hindi: शाहजा, Marathi: शहाजा) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shahja.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,432,070th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahja live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shahja is also the 465,148th most numerous forename globally, held by 351 people.
Shahja is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 46 percent live, Telangana, where 38 percent live and Assam, where 8 percent live. Excluding India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 33 percent live and Afghanistan, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahja in the Marathi language | ||
| शहाजा | sahaja | 56.12 |
| शाहजा | sahaja | 38.78 |
| शहजा | sahaja | 3.06 |
| Shahja in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहजा | sahaja | 45.65 |
| शहजा | sahaja | 36.96 |
| शहजाद | sahajada | 6.52 |
| शहजादी | sahajadi | 4.35 |
| शाहजादी | sahajadi | 2.17 |
| शाहजहा | sahajaha | 2.17 |
| शहजादे | sahajade | 2.17 |
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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 Shahja
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