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 surname Šoja has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may be rendered as: Soja, Šója or Sója. Click here for further potential spellings of Šoja.
How Common Is The Last Name Šoja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 688,723rd most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 16,947,781 people. The last name Šoja is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šoja live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 420 people, or 1 in 8,420. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 81 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 19 percent live. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 2 percent live and Serbia, where 0 percent live.
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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