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 occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Soja, Šója or Sója. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šoja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 688,723rd most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,947,781 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šoja reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Šoja 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 concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 81 percent are found and Republika Srpska, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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