Bahanja Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Bahanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Bahanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bahanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bahanja occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bahanja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bahanja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Bahanja is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Bahanja reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
It is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sabah, where 71 percent reside, Johor, where 14 percent reside and Malacca, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 13 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Bahanja
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