Behraj Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Behraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Behraj (18) may also be a first name.
Behraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Behraj occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Behraj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Behraj reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Behraj is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 18 people.
The surname Behraj is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 38 percent are found and Iran, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Behraj
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