Hafej Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Hafej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 55 | 1:13,946,643 | 236,652 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Hafej (2,024) may also be a first name.
Hafej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hafej Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hafej (Bengali: হাফেজ, Hindi: हाफेज, Marathi: हाफेज) is most common in India. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hafej? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hafej is the 2,394,033rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Hafej live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Hafej is also the 167,863rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 2,024 people.
This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 13,946,643. In India it is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 65 percent live, Maharashtra, where 15 percent live and Telangana, where 7 percent live. Beside India Hafej is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hafej Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hafej in the Bengali language | ||
| হাফেজ | hapheja | - |
| Hafej in the Hindi language | ||
| हाफेज | hapheja | - |
| Hafej in the Marathi language | ||
| हाफेज | hapheja | 90 |
| हफेज | hapheja | 6 |
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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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- 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 Hafej
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