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

The surname Uja (Bengali: উজা, Hindi: उजा, Marathi: उजा, Oriya: ଉଜା) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 99,165th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,525,868 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Uja live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uja is also the 92,131st most common first name on earth, borne by 5,351 people.

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

Uja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Uja surname is principally 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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  • 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 Uja
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