Shuja Surname
Approximately 11,748 people bear this surname
Shuja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 4,796 | 1:37,249 | 1,699 |
| Afghanistan | 1,991 | 1:16,149 | 907 |
| Syria | 1,134 | 1:17,020 | 1,319 |
| Iraq | 880 | 1:39,797 | 1,724 |
| Yemen | 531 | 1:49,765 | 3,984 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| United Arab Emirates | 448 | 1:20,452 | 2,368 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| India | 278 | 1:2,759,228 | 85,175 |
| Lebanon | 278 | 1:20,277 | 2,460 |
| United States | 175 | 1:2,071,194 | 131,950 |
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Shuja (22,337) may also be a first name.
Shuja Demographics
Shuja Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Shuja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shuja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shuja (Hindi: शुजा, Marathi: शुजा) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shuja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 44,206th most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 620,322 people. The last name Shuja occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shuja reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 61 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shuja is also the 34,791st most common first name world-wide, borne by 22,337 people.
It is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 4,796 people, or 1 in 37,249. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 55 percent live, Sindh, where 28 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan it occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 17 percent live and Syria, where 10 percent live.
Shuja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Shuja surname is predominantly Druze (62%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Shuja surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% being registered with the political party.
The amount Shuja earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.12% less than the national average, earning 207,231 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.36% more than the national average, earning $54,522 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning $53,679 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shuja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shuja in the Marathi language | ||
| शुजा | suja | - |
| Shuja in the Hindi language | ||
| शुजा | suja | 96.52 |
| शूजा | suja | 3.19 |
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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 Shuja
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