Šaja Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Šaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 16 | 1:264,288 | 27,725 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
The alternate forms: Saja (10,657) are calculated separately.
Šaja (39) may also be a first name.
Šaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šaja is held by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Saja. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šaja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Šaja is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Šaja occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šaja are found; 77 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Šaja is also the 1,637,361st most frequent first name at a global level, held by 39 people.
Šaja is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 264,288. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Zadar County, where 100 percent live. Beside Croatia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 23 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saja | 92 | 10,657 | / |
| Šaj | 86 | 13 | / |
| Zaja | 75 | 1,575 | / |
| Šoja | 75 | 430 | / |
| Šajt | 75 | 56 | / |
| Šajh | 75 | 15 | / |
| Çaja | 75 | 10 | / |
| Šaňa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Šaľa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Xaja | 75 | 2 | / |
| Šója | 75 | 1 | / |
| Šija | 75 | 1 | / |
| Šeja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shaja | 67 | 2,645 | / |
| Xhaja | 67 | 1,792 | / |
| Chaja | 67 | 550 | / |
| Šojat | 67 | 511 | / |
| Szaja | 67 | 494 | / |
| Sajah | 67 | 138 | / |
| Saaja | 67 | 118 | / |
| Ssaja | 67 | 45 | / |
| Sahja | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sajaš | 67 | 23 | / |
| Šejat | 67 | 20 | / |
| Zajah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Siaja | 67 | 13 | / |
| Šaját | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sajaa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Šajch | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zsaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soaja | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Šaja
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