Vejia Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Vejia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vejia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vejia (5) may also be a first name.

Vejia Last Name Facts

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

Vejia occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vejia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vejia is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Vejia live; 25 percent live in Central Africa and 25 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Vejia is also the 5,493,085th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 5 people.

The last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veija80109/
Vezia8049/
Vojia8040/
Vejja8021/
Bejia8019/
Vegia8019/
Vijia8014/
Vajia806/
Veiao805/
Vejha804/
Wejia804/
Vejya802/
Veyia802/
Veiya802/
Vjiay801/
Uejia801/
Vejio801/
Veiia800/
Via7514,667/
Vea756,145/
Vja753/
Veziat73153/
Vechia73111/
Vejhay7366/
Vajiha7337/
Veazia7328/
Weijia7327/
Veijah733/
Vhojia733/
Vieiea732/
Veijay732/
Wejias731/
Vijija731/
Veygia731/
Vajhia731/
Vajija731/
Veejea731/
Veizea731/
Vejhau731/
Wejiay731/
Huejia731/
Bejias731/
Bejzia731/
Beijia731/
Vesgia730/
Veau671,822/
Vias671,566/
Vuia671,453/
Vija67736/
Viha67420/
Vaea67399/
Viah67363/
Viay67256/
Veha67167/
Vjay67165/
Viaz67115/
Vaujiah67110/
Veao6749/
Viat6747/
Vesaaja6738/
Vhia6730/
Viae6725/
Viad6723/
Viaa6721/
Viða6716/
Viea6713/
Veah6713/
Ve'a6711/
Veechia679/
Veua676/
Viaj676/
Vișa675/
Vijaiya674/
Vjai673/
Vjha673/
Veea672/
Beijiaa671/
Vuea671/
Vjas671/
Vjja671/
Vjya671/
Vetchia671/
Veaj671/
Vechhia671/
Viňa671/
Vița671/
Veijhay671/
Veauija671/
Veoa671/
Vėja671/
Bjia671/
Vioa671/
Vhea671/
Voea671/
Vjad671/
Vjah671/
Vjei671/
Vechiat671/
Veaa671/
Veoj671/
Veizeay670/

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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 Vejia
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