Zinja Surname

385,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zinja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zinja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5101:106,23112,813
Zimbabwe3031:50,9517,760
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zinja (36) may also be a first name.

Zinja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zinja (Marathi: िंझजा) is most common in South Africa. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zinja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 385,006th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,895,499 people. Zinja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zinja are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Zinja is also the 1,717,090th most common first name globally, held by 36 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 510 people, or 1 in 106,231. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 39 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and Western Cape, where 19 percent live. Beside South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent live and Malawi, where 11 percent live.

Zinja Last Name Statistics demography

Zinja earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.73% less than the national average, earning R 155,100 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zinjad91296/
Dzinja91210/
Zintja912/
Zinija911/
Zinjap911/
Zinjja911/
Znja893/
Zinjaad831/
Zhinjad831/
Zinia805,352/
Jinja801,674/
Zinca801,127/
Sinja80920/
Ginja80881/
Zinza80397/
Zinya80378/
Zinsa80374/
Zinha80311/
Zinje80112/
Cinja8049/
Zinea8033/
Zinjo8026/
Zigna8012/
Zinji8012/
Zenja809/
Çinja804/
Znjad801/
Zinjé801/
Zimja801/
Znjaa801/
Znjai801/
Zainea732,325/
Chinja73764/
Dzinza73664/
Zindjo73321/
Cinjau73150/
Sinjai73106/
Zinsia73101/
Zainia7399/
Sinjah7364/
Shinja7364/
Jinjai7346/
Zaigna7340/
Zhinya7338/
Zzinha7328/
Zhigna7327/
Ginjas7326/
Sinija7321/
Xinjia7318/
Zincha7317/
Sinjat7315/
Zinsaz7314/
Zinzia7314/
Suinja7313/
Zhinji7312/
Jinjad738/
Sinjay738/
Jinjia738/
Ziniah738/
Sinjha737/
Zhinje737/
Dzinya735/
Tzinia735/
Zinssa735/
Jinjas734/
Cinija734/
Dzinia734/
Djinja734/
Zienya734/
Zinjod732/
Zinjot732/
Zinzad732/
Sainja732/
Zignat732/
Sinjap732/
Zendja732/
Çinija732/
Dzinji731/
Zingia731/
Ziniad731/
Zinjhe731/
Zinsad731/
Sinhja731/
Zineah731/
Zainya731/
Zinije731/
Jinjap731/
Jinjat731/
Jjinja731/
Juinja731/
Ziegna731/
Zhenja731/
Ziniea731/
Zinsah731/
Zinsea731/
Zinzza731/
Szenja731/
Ginjau731/
Dzinjo731/
Cinjat731/
Ziniaa731/
Ginija731/
Tsinja731/
Zenjia731/
Sinjau731/
Zinjuy731/
Zinhai731/
Jhinjad67582/
Dzienia67313/
Zainiah67145/
Jhinjha67127/
Jinjaud6749/
Sinojia6747/
Zainnia6723/
Ziña6720/
Djindja6715/
Zhenjia6711/
Shinija6710/
Zinziah6710/
Szenjai678/
Chinjai677/
Jhinjay676/
Zignash674/
Zendjas674/
Chinjah674/
Dzinsai674/
Shainja672/
Zainnya672/
Zindjou672/
Zuignia672/
Tchinja672/
Ziaynia672/
Zhitnya671/
Chinija671/
Chionja671/
Jinjhad671/
Jainjat671/
Zinzhad671/
Jainjay671/
Zendjap671/
Zinshad671/
Zindjoh671/
Zinehat671/
Zainyat671/
Sinjiah671/
Sheinja671/
Tshinja671/
Dzuinya671/
Dziensa671/
Snja671/
Jainija671/
Zinchat671/
Zingiha671/
Zinyahs671/
Schinja671/
Znjo671/
Znsa671/
Znxa671/
Zinkhai671/
Chinjia671/

Zinja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zinja in the Marathi language
िंझजाinjhaja50
िंझजinjhaja50

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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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  • 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 Zinja
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