Sinja Surname
Approximately 920 people bear this surname
Sinja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 321 | 1:143,863 | 11,573 |
| Indonesia | 223 | 1:593,046 | 47,213 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Malaysia | 104 | 1:283,598 | 15,672 |
| Tanzania | 60 | 1:882,360 | 43,917 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Sinja (934) may also be a first name.
Sinja Demographics
Average Sinja Salary in
United States
$58,667 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sinja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sinja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sinja (Arabic: سنجه, Hindi: सिन्जा, Marathi: सीन्जा, Oriya: ସିା) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 386,017th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,921,246 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Sinja live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 36 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 264,552nd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 934 people.
Sinja is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 143,863. In Kenya Sinja is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 40 percent reside, West Pokot County, where 30 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 15 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Egypt, where 13 percent reside.
Sinja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Sinja last name is chiefly Christian (86%) in Kenya.
Sinja earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.96% more than the national average, earning $58,667 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sinja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sinja in the Marathi language | ||
| सीन्जा | sinja | - |
| Sinja in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିା | sia | 71.43 |
| ଶିା | sia | 28.57 |
| Sinja in the Hindi language | ||
| सिन्जा | sinja | 63.16 |
| सिंजा | sinja | 15.79 |
| सीन्जा | sinja | 15.79 |
| सिंज्ञा | sinjna | 5.26 |
| Sinja in the Arabic language | ||
| سنجه | snjh | - |
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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 Sinja
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