Weja Surname
Approximately 3,569 people bear this surname
Weja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,883 | 1:18,363 | 2,346 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Indonesia | 174 | 1:760,053 | 58,179 |
| Zimbabwe | 63 | 1:245,051 | 26,542 |
| Uganda | 59 | 1:661,683 | 33,952 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Weja (348) may also be a first name.
Weja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weja is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weja? popularity and diffusion
Weja is the 127,177th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,041,901 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Weja reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 467,354th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 348 people.
The surname Weja is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,883 people, or 1 in 18,363. In Tanzania Weja is primarily found in: Tabora Region, where 32 percent are found, Simiyu Region, where 22 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 10 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Weja
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