Shaje Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Shaje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shaje (274) may also be a first name.
Shaje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaje (Hindi: शाजे, Marathi: शहाजी) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaje? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shaje is the 3,100,440th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Shaje reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 536,832nd most common first name world-wide It is held by 274 people.
Shaje is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 68 percent reside, Benue, where 25 percent reside and Gombe, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent reside and Sweden, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaje in the Hindi language | ||
| शाजे | saje | 87.5 |
| शजे | saje | 12.5 |
| Shaje in the Marathi language | ||
| शहाजी | sahaji | 40 |
| शजे | saje | 40 |
| सहजे | sahaje | 20 |
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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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- 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 Shaje
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