Azh Surname
Approximately 1,031 people bear this surname
Azh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 812 | 1:94,560 | 9,416 |
| Malaysia | 105 | 1:280,897 | 15,562 |
| Pakistan | 91 | 1:1,963,120 | 19,042 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Azh (2,023) may also be a first name.
Azh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Azh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Azh (Russian: Аж) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Azh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 353,216th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 7,068,425 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Azh are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 167,925th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 2,023 people.
It is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 812 people, or 1 in 94,560. In Iran Azh is mostly found in: Kerman Province, where 14 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 12 percent live and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 11 percent live. Excluding Iran this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 10 percent live and Pakistan, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gazh | 86 | 924 | / |
| Auzh | 86 | 184 | / |
| Azhe | 86 | 55 | / |
| Hazh | 86 | 26 | / |
| Aezh | 86 | 18 | / |
| Azhd | 86 | 11 | / |
| Adzh | 86 | 10 | / |
| Azdh | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ajzh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ahzh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Azzh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Azsh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Azhp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Aizh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Azhz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Arzh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aazh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eazh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ayzh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Az | 80 | 21,404 | / |
| Ajzeh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hadzh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Atzhe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Atzsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aizhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hatzh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hazhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hazsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gatzh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ash | 67 | 68,185 | / |
| Atz | 67 | 4,878 | / |
| Haz | 67 | 4,346 | / |
| Aze | 67 | 3,854 | / |
| Ach | 67 | 3,389 | / |
| Auz | 67 | 2,223 | / |
| Arz | 67 | 1,851 | / |
| Azz | 67 | 1,693 | / |
| Aiz | 67 | 605 | / |
| Aaz | 67 | 334 | / |
| Ezh | 67 | 303 | / |
| Ozh | 67 | 274 | / |
| Eaz | 67 | 164 | / |
| Azd | 67 | 137 | / |
| Adz | 67 | 55 | / |
| Asz | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ayz | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ahc | 67 | 29 | / |
| Axh | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ajh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Azs | 67 | 17 | / |
| Axz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Acz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ahz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Azc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Azx | 67 | 3 | / |
| Azj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aíz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gatzsh | 67 | 0 | / |
Azh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Azh in the Russian language | ||
| Аж | az | - |
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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 Azh
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