Tuja Surname

147,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,990 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Tuja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,5181:34,8764,068
Guatemala5571:28,8741,840
Nigeria5461:324,43717,805
India1341:5,724,369136,722
Kenya711:650,42129,207
Argentina541:791,54552,685
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Uruguay221:155,98913,535
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France41:16,605,680368,153
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Tujá (1) are calculated separately.

Tuja (1,475) may also be a first name.

Tuja Last Name Facts

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

Tuja (Hindi: तुजा, Marathi: तुजा, Oriya: ତୁଜା) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Tujá. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 147,969th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,437,306 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Tuja live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Tuja is also the 202,663rd most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 1,475 people.

The surname Tuja is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,518 people, or 1 in 34,876. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 51 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 33 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 19 percent are found and Nigeria, where 18 percent are found.

Tuja Last Name Statistics demography

Tuja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.18% less than the national average, earning R 49,476 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tujá921/
Tujah89661/
Tujja89455/
Tudja89451/
Tutja89314/
Touja89238/
Tauja8924/
Teuja8918/
Ttuja8916/
Tujay8910/
Tujza897/
Tujai896/
Tuija895/
Tujha894/
Tujau891/
Tuj863,182/
Toujas80571/
Toujaj80170/
Toudja80133/
Tushja8066/
Taujah8020/
Toujja8015/
Teudja8010/
Tujjah808/
Tujaha806/
Tuijai804/
Tujjai802/
Thouja801/
Taujai801/
Toujad801/
Thutja801/
Tusjaj801/
Teja7519,240/
Taja759,788/
Tuya757,629/
Tusa756,945/
Tuji754,837/
Tuza753,436/
Tuca753,375/
Tija752,215/
Toja751,681/
Tuia75825/
Tuđa75173/
Tujo75147/
Teua7582/
Tuje7579/
Tușa7552/
Touj7528/
Tuoj758/
Téja758/
Tujt756/
Tuľa756/
Thuj754/
Tu'a754/
Tuța751/
Tája751/
Tuij751/
Dtuj751/
Tuoa751/
Tujj751/
Tujs751/
Ttuj751/
Tuzjzah736/
Toujait731/
Toudjai731/
Theudja731/
Tudjeah731/
Touijat731/
Tushjaj731/
Toujeau730/
Thuya676,758/
Turza674,489/
Tijja673,124/
Tucay672,906/
Touya672,889/
Theja672,238/
Tausa671,985/
Tuiza671,893/
Tauya671,758/
Tuyaa671,600/
Touha671,217/
Tucha67933/
Touza67778/
Thaja67610/
Tijah67540/
Tajah67535/
Tusay67524/
Tuyau67519/
Tuzza67460/
Touij67349/
Tuijp67287/
Tusca67266/
Tuisa67262/
Touia67258/
Tujoh67242/
Touji67234/
Tuyas67194/
Thusa67171/
Tusai67168/
Tuuya67157/
Tusau67155/
Tuzia67153/
Tousa67117/
Teuca6787/
Tuijt6786/
Teusa6785/
Tuyah6783/
Tuuha6777/
Touje6769/
Tuyat6761/
Tahja6756/
Tejah6754/
Thuia6753/
Tieja6752/
Tuuga6751/
Tyjas6745/
Tauza6743/
Tojah6742/
Tugia6741/
Tuzas6738/
Tutca6738/
Taaja6736/
Tauia6734/
Thuza6726/
Tuiah6724/
Tijya6721/
Tukha6719/
Tuzah6719/
Tuzai6718/
Thuij6716/
Teuza6716/
Teeja6715/
Tuuza6715/
Tujeh6715/
Tusah6714/
Tioja6714/
Tuzha6714/
Tuias6713/
Tudjo6713/
Tajaa6713/
Tusat6710/
Thuji6710/
Taujo678/
Tusea677/
Tyoja677/
Tojat676/
Tuyad676/
Tusad675/
Tejaa674/
Tujii674/
Tuhya673/
Tujie673/
Toujo673/
Tusap673/
Tuoya673/
Tusas672/
Htija672/
Tuyza672/
Tucaj672/
Tujoy672/
Theua672/
Tuyap672/
Tujop672/
Tuysa672/
Ttusa671/
Tuojy671/
Tuhij671/
Tujjo671/
Thauj671/
Thuje671/
Thujy671/
Tujee671/
Tuzay671/
Tusaj671/
Thuïa671/
Tucah671/
Tijia671/
Tuoha671/
Tuijo671/
Tuzat671/
Teujs671/

Tuja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tuja in the Oriya language
ତୁଜାtuja-
Tuja in the Marathi language
तुजाtuja87.5
टुजाtuja12.5
Tuja in the Hindi language
तुजाtuja66.67
तूजाtuja33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tuja
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