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
Benaj (Hindi: बेनज, Marathi: बेनाज, Oriya: େବନାଜ) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,082,743rd most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. The last name Benaj is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Benaj reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Benaj is also the 766,399th most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 145 people.
The last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 3,534,864. In India Benaj is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 76 percent live, Haryana, where 23 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Excluding India it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 3 percent live and Greece, where 2 percent live.
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
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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 Benaj
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