Tjotja Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tjotja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tjotja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho141:145,18312,726
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Tjotja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tjotja is found most frequently in Lesotho. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tjotja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tjotja is the 4,427,875th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Tjotja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Tjotja live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Tjotja is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 145,183. In Lesotho Tjotja is most numerous in: Quthing District, where 79 percent are found and Mafeteng District, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent are found and Latvia, where 5 percent are found.

Tjotja Last Name Statistics demography

Tjotja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.01% less than the national average, earning R 30,876 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Tjotji83100/
Jotija8334/
Tjotje836/
Joja803,745/
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Tjotjos7720/
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Jotia73496/
Jouja73188/
Jotea73125/
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Joyja7326/
Jozja7314/
Tioja7314/
Jhoja7313/
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Djoja739/
Jojja737/
Jojai736/
Josja733/
Jojaa733/
Jatja732/
Tjoca732/
Jojha732/
Jojay732/
Jooja731/
Jodja731/
Tjhatjha718/
Tjuhtija711/
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Teotia672,228/
Tsotsa671,073/
Tiotsa6793/
Joujat6791/
Cotija6785/
Jhotia6748/
Djodja6748/
Jotijo6744/
Djotia6721/
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Jhojha678/
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Jothya673/
Tsotza672/
Teotya672/
Sattja672/
Tiodja671/
Tsatja671/
Joojai671/
Jojapp671/
Joudja671/
Tyoija671/
Joteau671/
Sotjia671/
Tjosas671/
Tjiotjios671/
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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 Tjotja
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