Valaja Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Valaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 98 | 1:56,089 | 6,598 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Valaja (35) may also be a first name.
Valaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Valaja (Marathi: वालजा) is more frequently found in Finland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Valaja.
How Common Is The Last Name Valaja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,447,279th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Valaja reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in Scandinavia. Valaja is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 35 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Finland, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 56,089. In Finland it is mostly concentrated in: Tavastia Proper, where 52 percent are found, Pirkanmaa, where 14 percent are found and Uusimaa, where 12 percent are found. Besides Finland it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 32 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Valaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valaja in the Marathi language | ||
| वालजा | valaja | 64.71 |
| वलजा | valaja | 17.65 |
| वाळजा | valaja | 5.88 |
| वळवी | valavi | 5.88 |
| वळजा | valaja | 5.88 |
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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
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- 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 Valaja
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