Benaj Surname
Approximately 228 people bear this surname
Benaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 217 | 1:3,534,864 | 100,127 |
| Albania | 6 | 1:485,676 | 18,535 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Benaj (145) may also be a first name.
Benaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benaj (Hindi: बेनज, Marathi: बेनाज, Oriya: େବନାଜ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benaj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,082,743rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. The last name Benaj occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Benaj are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 766,399th most frequently occurring given name globally It is held by 145 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 3,534,864. In India it is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 76 percent are found, Haryana, where 23 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found. Barring India Benaj occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 3 percent are found and Greece, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benaj in the Oriya language | ||
| େବନାଜ | ebanaja | - |
| Benaj in the Marathi language | ||
| बेनाज | benaja | - |
| Benaj in the Hindi language | ||
| बेनज | benaja | 92.59 |
| बेनाज | benaja | 3.7 |
| बेनजीर | benajira | 3.7 |
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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 Benaj
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