Ghanaj Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Ghanaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Ghanaj (72) may also be a first name.
Ghanaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghanaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghanaj (Oriya: ଘନଯ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghanaj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,506,728th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Ghanaj reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Ghanaj is also the 1,143,416th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 72 people.
The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 15,654,396. In India it is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 100 percent live. Besides India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 15 percent live and Lebanon, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghanaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghanaj in the Oriya language | ||
| ଘନଯ | ghanaya | 50 |
| ଘନଜ | ghanaja | 50 |
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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 Ghanaj
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