Banaj Surname
Approximately 2,463 people bear this surname
Banaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1,126 | 1:2,588 | 453 |
| India | 1,109 | 1:691,673 | 32,212 |
| Greece | 82 | 1:135,119 | 22,476 |
| Croatia | 56 | 1:75,511 | 13,210 |
| Yemen | 16 | 1:1,651,581 | 12,512 |
| Kosovo | 13 | 1:143,221 | 6,426 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Banaj (929) may also be a first name.
Banaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banaj (Hindi: बनज, Marathi: बनाज, Oriya: ବନଜ) is found most frequently in Albania. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Banaj.
How Common Is The Last Name Banaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name Banaj is the 174,262nd most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,958,809 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Banaj live; 52 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 46 percent live in Albano-Europe. Banaj is also the 265,401st most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 929 people.
It is most frequently used in Albania, where it is held by 1,126 people, or 1 in 2,588. In Albania it is mostly concentrated in: Fier County, where 70 percent are found, Tirana County, where 9 percent are found and Berat County, where 7 percent are found. Other than Albania this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in India, where 45 percent are found and Greece, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banaj in the Oriya language | ||
| ବନଜ | banaja | 96.71 |
| ବେନାଜ | benaja | 0.62 |
| ବନଯ | banaya | 0.62 |
| ବନଜା | banaja | 0.41 |
| ବନଜ୍ | banaj | 0.21 |
| ବନାଜ | banaja | 0.21 |
| Banaj in the Hindi language | ||
| बनज | banaja | 96.67 |
| बनाज | banaja | 2.22 |
| बणज | banaja | 0.56 |
| Banaj in the Marathi language | ||
| बनाज | banaja | 90.91 |
| बानाज | banaja | 9.09 |
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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 Banaj
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