Unja Surname
Approximately 1,219 people bear this surname
Unja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,004 | 1:764,009 | 34,707 |
| Malaysia | 129 | 1:228,637 | 13,135 |
| Indonesia | 52 | 1:2,543,254 | 149,807 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Unja (1,320) may also be a first name.
Unja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Unja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Unja (Hindi: उन्जा, Marathi: उंजा, Oriya: ନାଏକ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Unja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Unja is the 309,358th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,978,299 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Unja are found; 82 percent are found in South Asia and 82 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 216,309th most common forename in the world. It is borne by 1,320 people.
This surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 1,004 people, or 1 in 764,009. In India it is most common in: Gujarat, where 97 percent live, Odisha, where 2 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Aside from India this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Unja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Unja in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାଏକ | na'eka | - |
| Unja in the Marathi language | ||
| उंजा | unja | - |
| Unja in the Hindi language | ||
| उन्जा | unja | 61.54 |
| उनजा | unaja | 23.08 |
| ऊंजा | unja | 15.38 |
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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 Unja
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