Sholaja Surname
Approximately 1,141 people bear this surname
Sholaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,079 | 1:164,173 | 10,268 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
Sholaja (23) may also be a first name.
Sholaja Demographics
Average Sholaja Salary in
United States
$44,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sholaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sholaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sholaja (Marathi: शोलाजा) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sholaja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 325,895th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 6,386,982 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Sholaja are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sholaja is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,079 people, or 1 in 164,173. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 56 percent are found, Ogun, where 20 percent are found and Oyo, where 15 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Sholaja Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sholaja last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the party.
Sholaja earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.55% more than the national average, earning $44,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sholaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sholaja in the Marathi language | ||
| शोलाजा | solaja | - |
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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 Sholaja
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