Uja Surname

99,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,9721:59,6044,455
India1,2151:631,33030,026
Indonesia3611:366,34131,484
Malaysia1111:265,71414,862
Poland491:775,68962,719
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Romania91:2,230,87454,437
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Uja (5,351) may also be a first name.

Uja Last Name Facts

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

Uja (Bengali: উজা, Hindi: उजा, Marathi: उजा, Oriya: ଉଜା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 99,165th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,525,868 people. The surname Uja occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Uja are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uja is also the 92,131st most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 5,351 people.

The surname Uja is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,972 people, or 1 in 59,604. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 36 percent reside, Benue, where 27 percent reside and Abia, where 6 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Uja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Uja surname is primarily Christian (94%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ujah8613,616/
Guja864,427/
Ouja862,886/
Huja861,158/
Ujai86662/
Auja86448/
Ujha86306/
Ujaa86275/
Udja86243/
Ujja8664/
Ujay8657/
Ujau8651/
Ujap8633/
Euja8611/
Ujaj867/
Usja864/
Utja862/
Uuja861/
Uhja861/
Ujea861/
Uoja861/
Ujca861/
Uxja861/
Uj80475/
Oujaa75964/
Aujha75554/
Oujja75405/
Hujsa75115/
Aujay75104/
Ujaha7588/
Oudja7563/
Udjai7561/
Ujaya7556/
Udjad7555/
Hudja7549/
Eudja7543/
Hujah7535/
Hujja7533/
Ujhau7526/
Hujaj7525/
Hutja7525/
Houja7522/
Uijay7522/
Autja7518/
Hauja7517/
Aujah7515/
Ujjah7512/
Udjay7511/
Oujha7510/
Ujaja7510/
Udjas759/
Gujah758/
Uijha756/
Ujova756/
Oujah755/
Uhaja755/
Utjai755/
Ujjad754/
Gujaa754/
Hujai754/
Huuja754/
Hujas754/
Ujajh754/
Ujhay754/
Ausja753/
Aujaj753/
Ujadh753/
Ujjha752/
Ouhja752/
Uijas752/
Aujai752/
Oujai752/
Aujaa752/
Uujha751/
Hujea751/
Huoja751/
Guuja751/
Aujau751/
Uijja751/
Ujead751/
Uojad751/
Ujaat751/
Ujasz751/
Ujjau751/
Uujaa751/
Eujha751/
Oujay751/
Ouija751/
Uijah751/
Ousja751/
Udjaj751/
Hujaa751/
Aja6733,302/
Usa6712,128/
Oja6710,066/
Eja677,407/
Uji676,719/
Uca676,670/
Uya674,128/
Uza673,239/
Ija672,066/
Ujj671,880/
Uje67929/
Ujo67699/
Ouj67321/
Guj67207/
Houdja67201/
Huj67197/
Hujjah67164/
Uia67161/
Oudjai67161/
Houjaa67136/
Oujjaa67136/
Ujh67105/
Uța6798/
Oujaha6787/
Eua6746/
Aujaud6736/
Uuj6730/
Aujeau6725/
Houjja6721/
Hujaij6719/
Autjah6719/
Hujjaj6715/
Hujeat6713/
Oujjat6713/
Audjai6713/
Hujaah6712/
Uoa6712/
Hujacz6712/
Uhj6710/
Hujova6710/
Houjaj6710/
Ouijja6710/
Uyj6710/
Ujp6710/
Uoj678/
Eoudja677/
Aujaaz677/
Yja677/
Ujy677/
Autjai677/
Uij676/
Uža675/
Gujaja673/
Ujahat673/
U'A673/
Ujz673/
Haujas672/
Ouhaja672/
Ujatth672/
Heudja672/
Ujd672/
Huyaja671/
Guujaa671/
Gujaya671/
Ujjaha671/
Uujaha671/
Uyjaus671/
Houjah671/
Hujath671/
Haudja671/
Ujahad671/
Ája671/
Eujach671/
Aujaat671/
Aujhat671/
Aujatt671/
Ouhdja671/
Ouijad671/
Audjau671/
Huijai671/

Uja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uja in the Bengali language
উজাuja-
Uja in the Marathi language
उजाuja92.86
ुजाuja3.06
ूजाuja2.04
ऊजाuja1.02
उजuja1.02
Uja in the Hindi language
उजाuja70.93
ऊजाuja25.58
्ूजाuja2.33
Uja in the Oriya language
ଉଜାuja57.14
ଉଜuja42.86

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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 Uja
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