Last name Maja (Maja 
, Майя 
, Мая 
, and others...) , worldwide, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Maja is characteristic of Southern Europe, particularly North Macedonia, where it is a common surname, Slovenia, where it is quite a common surname, and Montenegro (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Japan, India, and North Macedonia. More prevalently, Maja is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Maja | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, India, Serbia, Poland |
| Майя | Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia |
| Мая | Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia |
| מאיה | Israel |
| Маја | Serbia |
| マヤ | Japan |
| 玛雅 | China |
| ماجا | Egypt, Palestinian Territory |
| francesco ambrogio maja (b. 1608) |
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| rika maja (b. 1661) |
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| giovanni stefano maja (b. 1672) |
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silvana maja Italian journalist and film director (1963-2019), IT (b. 1963) |
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| mario maja academic (1934 - 2003), member of the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino since 1990, IT (b. 1934) |
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| daniel maja French cartoonist, FR (b. 1942) |
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| anu maja Finnish scenographer, FI (b. 1952) |
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| charles maja South African actor (1966-2020) (b. 1966) |
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| lola maja Nigerian make-up artist, NG (b. 1978) |
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| piritta maja Finnish ten-pin bowler, FI (b. 1978) |
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| bernardino maja bishop of the Roman Catholic Church |
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| monica maja actress |
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| shoahlane maja South African politician, ZA |
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| otto maja Finnish graffiti artist, FI (b. 1987) |
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| pirjo maja FI |
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