Tjitja Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tjitja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tjitja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Tjitja (6) may also be a first name.

Tjitja Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tjitja Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Tjitja is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tjitja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Tjitja occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Tjitja are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 6 people.

The surname Tjitja is most common in Lesotho, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 1,016,279. In Lesotho Tjitja is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 50 percent reside and Maseru District, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho Tjitja is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tjitjai926/
Tjitjia921/
Tjija9126/
Tjaitjai862/
Tjitjo83203/
Jitjai83202/
Tjitji8316/
Jitija836/
Tjetja835/
Tjitje834/
Jija801,703/
Tjitjih77108/
Tjitjoo7722/
Tjiuija774/
Jithjai771/
Jitea73911/
Sitja73726/
Jitca73331/
Jijai73166/
Joija7362/
Djija7353/
Tieja7352/
Jijja7337/
Tjeja7327/
Jijaa7319/
Jijas7313/
Jijat738/
Jijau737/
Jitia736/
Jeija735/
Hjija735/
Jhija734/
Jijad734/
Juija733/
Citja732/
Jijca732/
Jijay732/
Jjija732/
Gitja732/
Jijha731/
Tjijo731/
Tjiza731/
Djidja672,292/
Tsitsa67545/
Tjiteo67216/
Tietia67186/
Djitia67130/
Jaitia6771/
Tjetje6752/
Jaitea6726/
Tiedja6722/
Jeijah6721/
Juidja6717/
Tyitya6713/
Djuija6712/
Joijat6710/
Setija679/
Tjetsa678/
Jhijha678/
Tiejai675/
Jijath674/
Zitija673/
Tietsa672/
Jidjai672/
Djisja671/
Joijja671/
Jitjoh671/
Jajtja671/
Tsitia671/
Zhitja671/
Juijah671/
Jitiat671/
Jihjah671/
Jistia671/
Jhijad671/
Tsitza671/
Tyoija671/
Setjia671/
Jijjah671/

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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 Tjitja
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