Wajah Surname
Approximately 739 people bear this surname
Wajah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| South Africa | 49 | 1:1,105,667 | 65,349 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Wajah (781) may also be a first name.
Wajah Demographics
Average Wajah Salary in
South Africa
R 301,896
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Wajah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wajah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wajah (Arabic: واجه) is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wajah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 457,658th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 9,861,361 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Wajah reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 293,584th most prevalent forename globally, held by 781 people.
The surname Wajah is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is held by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Not including Ghana it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.
Wajah Last Name Statistics demography
Wajah earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.04% more than the national average, earning R 301,896 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wajah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wajah in the Arabic language | ||
| واجه | wajh | - |
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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 Wajah
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