Umaja Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Umaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 150 | 1:1,180,952 | 47,933 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Umaja (151) may also be a first name.
Umaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Umaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Umaja (Hindi: उमजा, Marathi: उमजा) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Umaja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,422,956th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name Umaja is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Umaja are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 749,223rd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 151 people.
The last name Umaja is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 1,180,952. In Nigeria Umaja is most prevalent in: Benue, where 53 percent reside, Kogi, where 19 percent reside and Kaduna, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Umaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Umaja in the Hindi language | ||
| उमजा | umaja | - |
| Umaja in the Marathi language | ||
| उमजा | umaja | 79.17 |
| उमाजा | umaja | 20.83 |
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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 Umaja
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