Šoja Surname
Approximately 430 people bear this surname
Šoja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 420 | 1:8,420 | 1,702 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Soja (15,269), Šója (1) & Sója (78) are calculated separately.
Šoja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šoja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šoja is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Soja, Šója or Sója. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šoja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Šoja is the 688,723rd most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 16,947,781 people. The surname Šoja occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šoja reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Šoja is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 420 people, or 1 in 8,420. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šoja is primarily concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 81 percent are found and Republika Srpska, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 2 percent are found and Serbia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soja | 92 | 15,269 | / |
| Šója | 92 | 1 | / |
| Šojat | 89 | 511 | / |
| Sója | 83 | 78 | / |
| Zoja | 75 | 395 | / |
| Šaja | 75 | 22 | / |
| Šoľa | 75 | 13 | / |
| Šojč | 75 | 7 | / |
| Šojo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Šosa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Šija | 75 | 1 | / |
| Šeja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shoja | 67 | 16,942 | / |
| Sodja | 67 | 2,685 | / |
| Choja | 67 | 325 | / |
| Szoja | 67 | 237 | / |
| Sojah | 67 | 221 | / |
| Zojza | 67 | 151 | / |
| Souja | 67 | 137 | / |
| Suoja | 67 | 105 | / |
| Çoçja | 67 | 82 | / |
| Sioja | 67 | 42 | / |
| Soija | 67 | 33 | / |
| Sooja | 67 | 22 | / |
| Šejat | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sojay | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sojha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sojai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sotja | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sojja | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sojaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Xhoja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sohja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zojah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Çosja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zouja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sosja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sojea | 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 Šoja
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