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) is most common in India. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Benaj.
How Common Is The Last Name Benaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,082,743rd most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 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 used first name at a global level, held by 145 people.
The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 3,534,864. In India Benaj is most common in: Gujarat, where 76 percent are found, Haryana, where 23 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found. Barring India it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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