Shanja Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Shanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 10 | 1:291,406 | 15,585 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shanja (123) may also be a first name.
Shanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shanja (Hindi: शांजा, Marathi: शांजा, Oriya: ଶଂଯ) occurs more in Albania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 36 percent of Shanja live; 36 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 36 percent live in Albano-Europe. Shanja is also the 840,349th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 123 people.
This surname is most widely held in Albania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 291,406. In Albania Shanja is most common in: Shkodër County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Albania it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and India, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanja in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶଂଯ | sanya | - |
| Shanja in the Marathi language | ||
| शांजा | sanja | - |
| Shanja in the Hindi language | ||
| शांजा | sanja | 32.26 |
| शान्जा | sanja | 16.13 |
| शानजा | sanaja | 16.13 |
| शंजा | sanja | 16.13 |
| शन्जा | sanja | 9.68 |
| शनजा | sanaja | 6.45 |
| शाँजा | samja | 3.23 |
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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 Shanja
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