Ashaj Surname
Approximately 366 people bear this surname
Ashaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 278 | 1:69,428 | 3,085 |
| Iraq | 79 | 1:443,312 | 7,666 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Ashaj (712) may also be a first name.
Ashaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ashaj (Hindi: अशाज, Marathi: आशाज) is found in Syria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ashaj.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 775,315th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ashaj reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Levant. Ashaj is also the 309,497th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 712 people.
The surname Ashaj is most numerous in Syria, where it is carried by 278 people, or 1 in 69,428. In Syria Ashaj is primarily found in: Raqqa Governorate, where 99 percent reside and Al-Hasakah Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Syria this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 22 percent reside and Egypt, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ashaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ashaj in the Marathi language | ||
| आशाज | asaja | 98.87 |
| आशज | asaja | 0.85 |
| Ashaj in the Hindi language | ||
| अशाज | asaja | 40 |
| आशाज | asaja | 40 |
| आशज | asaja | 20 |
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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
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- 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 Ashaj
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