Virja Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
Virja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 109 | 1:261,293 | 3,331 |
| India | 62 | 1:12,372,022 | 220,417 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Virja (3,086) may also be a first name.
Virja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Virja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Virja (Hindi: विरजा, Marathi: इरमा) occurs most in Nepal. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Virja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Virja is the 1,121,821st most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Virja live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 129,850th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 3,086 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nepal, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 261,293. In Nepal Virja is most common in: Mechi, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nepal it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent live and Indonesia, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Virja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Virja in the Marathi language | ||
| इरमा | irama | - |
| Virja in the Hindi language | ||
| विरजा | viraja | 55.04 |
| वीरजा | viraja | 42.95 |
| विर्जा | virja | 1.73 |
| बिरजा | biraja | 0.06 |
| सरोजा | saroja | 0.06 |
| वीर्जा | virja | 0.06 |
| बृजा | brja | 0.06 |
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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 Virja
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