Ghaji Surname
Approximately 666 people bear this surname
Ghaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 336 | 1:228,519 | 17,749 |
| Nigeria | 262 | 1:676,117 | 31,456 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ghaji (309) may also be a first name.
Ghaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghaji (Hindi: गाजी, Marathi: घाजी, Oriya: ଘଜି) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghaji? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 495,560th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 10,942,261 people. Ghaji is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Ghaji are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 500,178th most frequently used first name globally, held by 309 people.
Ghaji is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 228,519. In Iran Ghaji is most prevalent in: Golestan Province, where 79 percent live, Tehran Province, where 18 percent live and Mazandaran Province, where 2 percent live. Besides Iran Ghaji is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 39 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghaji in the Oriya language | ||
| ଘଜି | ghaji | - |
| Ghaji in the Hindi language | ||
| गाजी | gaji | 80 |
| घणी | ghani | 20 |
| Ghaji in the Marathi language | ||
| घाजी | ghaji | 40 |
| गाजी | gaji | 40 |
| घजी | ghaji | 20 |
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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 Ghaji
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