Ujah Surname

38,628th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ujah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ujah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria13,1481:13,4731,362
India1271:6,039,885141,381
Malaysia1031:286,35215,788
England791:705,29239,851
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Ujah (1,256) may also be a first name.

Ujah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ujah occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ujah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ujah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 38,628th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 535,219 people. The last name Ujah is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ujah reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ujah is also the 222,733rd most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 1,256 people.

Ujah is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 13,148 people, or 1 in 13,473. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 36 percent live, Kogi, where 9 percent live and Enugu, where 9 percent live. Not including Nigeria Ujah exists in 21 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Ujah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

Ujah earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.98% less than the national average, earning $31,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ujaha8988/
Hujah8935/
Aujah8915/
Ujjah8912/
Gujah898/
Oujah895/
Ujajh894/
Ujadh893/
Uijah891/
Uja864,776/
Ujh86105/
Hujjah80164/
Oujaha8087/
Autjah8019/
Hujaah8012/
Ujahat803/
Ujatth802/
Ujjaha801/
Uujaha801/
Houjah801/
Hujath801/
Ujahad801/
Eujach801/
Ajah7551,170/
Ojah755,318/
Guja754,427/
Ouja752,886/
Ijah752,699/
Ejah752,401/
Uyah751,699/
Ujoh751,686/
Usah751,436/
Huja751,158/
Ujeh75752/
Ujai75662/
Auja75448/
Ujih75416/
Ujha75306/
Ujaa75275/
Udja75243/
Ujja7564/
Ujay7557/
Ujau7551/
Ujho7545/
Ujap7533/
Uiah7512/
Euja7511/
Ujaj757/
Euah755/
Usja754/
Gujh752/
Ujhp752/
Ujhz752/
Utja752/
Uuja751/
Uhja751/
Hujh751/
Ujyh751/
Ujea751/
Uoja751/
Ujph751/
Ujca751/
Ujdh751/
Ujhd751/
Uxja751/
Oudjaha7314/
Ujhahat7312/
Hausjah7310/
Houdjah731/
Hujaish731/
Hajah676,584/
Usaha672,148/
Gajah671,908/
Usach671,299/
Oujaa67964/
Uisah67829/
Ajaha67642/
Aujha67554/
Uj67475/
Oujja67405/
Hijah67380/
Auhjh67145/
Hujsa67115/
Aujay67104/
Gojah67104/
Ojaha6788/
Oudja6763/
Udjai6761/
Ujaya6756/
Udjad6755/
Ausah6752/
Usahu6751/
Hudja6749/
Aujeh6748/
Eudja6743/
Hojah6739/
Ugiah6738/
Ajahe6737/
Hujja6733/
Usadh6730/
Ouyah6727/
Ujhau6726/
Hujaj6725/
Hutja6725/
Houja6722/
Uijay6722/
Uchah6719/
Autja6718/
Huyah6717/
Hauja6717/
Ajahs6715/
Uusah6713/
Guzah6713/
Ojaht6713/
Usaph6711/
Udjay6711/
Oujha6710/
Ujaja6710/
Uhhah6710/
Udjas679/
Ujith679/
Usaah678/
Ejaha678/
Ujieh678/
Ejach676/
Uijha676/
Ujova676/
Ouzah675/
Uhaja675/
Utjai675/
Ujjad674/
Gujaa674/
Hujai674/
Huuja674/
Hujas674/
Aajah674/
Gujoh674/
Husah674/
Ujhay674/
Ejahp674/
Ausja673/
Aujaj673/
Ahjah673/
Ouiah673/
Ejahe672/
Ajath672/
Oujeh672/
Hujeh672/
Ujjha672/
Ehjah672/
Ouhja672/
Uijas672/
Aujai672/
Oujai672/
Aujaa672/
Uujha671/
Ojach671/
Hujea671/
Huoja671/
Gejah671/
Guuja671/
Aujau671/
Uijja671/
Ujead671/
Uojad671/
Ujhuo671/
Uhyah671/
Uoyah671/
Ujaat671/
Ajaht671/
Hejah671/
Uzaih671/
Houjh671/
Oujih671/
Ujasz671/
Ujjau671/
Usauh671/
Uujaa671/
Eujha671/
Usash671/
Oujay671/
Ouija671/
Ojahs671/
Ousah671/
Ousja671/
Udjaj671/
Ejaht671/
Aujih671/
Hujaa671/

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