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) occurs most in Albania. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 174,262nd most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,958,809 people. Banaj is mostly 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 commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 929 people.
The last name is most common in Albania, where it is borne by 1,126 people, or 1 in 2,588. In Albania it is most prevalent in: Fier County, where 70 percent live, Tirana County, where 9 percent live and Berat County, where 7 percent live. Besides Albania this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in India, where 45 percent live and Greece, where 3 percent live.
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
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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 Banaj
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