In all the world, Irja (Irja 
, Ирья 
) is quite a rare epicene forename. The forename Irja is characteristic of Namibia, where it is quite a rare female name, Finland, and Sweden, where it is a rare feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Indonesia, Finland, and Namibia. Very seldom, Irja is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Irja | Germany, Finland, Sweden, Indonesia, Namibia |
| Ирья | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
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irja klemola Finnish Esperantist, teacher, headmaster and author of childrens stories (1898-1995), FI (b. 1898) |
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irja browallius Swedish writer, SE (b. 1901) |
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irja aholainen Finnish actor (1904-1994), FI (b. 1904) |
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irja hagfors Finnish dancer, FI (b. 1905) |
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irja koskinen Finnish ballet dancer (1911-1978), FI (b. 1911) |
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irja simola Finnish singer, FI (b. 1911) |
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irja kilpeläinen FI (b. 1911) |
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irja ketonen Finnish business executive, FI (b. 1921) |
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irja ranin Finnish actor (1930-1995), FI (b. 1930) |
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irja bergström Swedish writer, SE (b. 1932) |
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irja anneli seurujärvi-kari Finnish Sámi politician, lecturer, researcher,, FI (b. 1947) |
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| irja spira Finnish journalist (1900-2001), FI (b. 1900) |
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| irja lindström Finnish translator, FI (b. 1902) |
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irja askola Finnish bishop, FI (b. 1952) |
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| irja maliniemi Finnish researcher and lecturer in Literature (1902-1967), FI (b. 1902) |
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