![]() Nigula stream (Nigula oja) in
Tartu County, Estonia | |
Origin | |
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Language(s) | Estonian, Finnish |
Meaning |
stream (Estonian and Finnish) ditch (Finnish) |
Region of origin | Estonia, Finland |
Other names | |
Related names | Ojala, Ojamaa, Ojaste, Ojastu |
Oja is an Estonian and Finnish surname of Laine type meaning " stream" and "brook" in both languages, as well as " ditch" in Finnish. As of 2019, there were 1,891 people with the surname in Estonia: 926 men and 965 women. Oja is ranked as the 15th most common surname in Estonia. [1] People bearing the surname Oja include:
![]() Nigula stream (Nigula oja) in
Tartu County, Estonia | |
Origin | |
---|---|
Language(s) | Estonian, Finnish |
Meaning |
stream (Estonian and Finnish) ditch (Finnish) |
Region of origin | Estonia, Finland |
Other names | |
Related names | Ojala, Ojamaa, Ojaste, Ojastu |
Oja is an Estonian and Finnish surname of Laine type meaning " stream" and "brook" in both languages, as well as " ditch" in Finnish. As of 2019, there were 1,891 people with the surname in Estonia: 926 men and 965 women. Oja is ranked as the 15th most common surname in Estonia. [1] People bearing the surname Oja include: