Hafij Surname
Approximately 18,933 people bear this surname
Hafij Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17,214 | 1:44,561 | 3,110 |
| Bangladesh | 1,712 | 1:93,082 | 4,097 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Hafij (43,531) may also be a first name.
Hafij Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hafij Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hafij (Bengali: হাফিজ, Hindi: हफीज, Marathi: हािफज, Oriya: ହାଫିଜ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hafij.
How Common Is The Last Name Hafij? popularity and diffusion
It is the 28,375th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 384,912 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Hafij reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 20,728th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 43,531 people.
Hafij is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 17,214 people, or 1 in 44,561. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 55 percent live, Bihar, where 26 percent live and Rajasthan, where 5 percent live. Not including India this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hafij Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hafij in the Bengali language | ||
| হাফিজ | haphija | - |
| Hafij in the Hindi language | ||
| हफीज | haphija | 78.29 |
| हाफिज | haphija | 17.2 |
| हाफीज | haphija | 2.62 |
| हफ़ीज | hafija | 0.14 |
| हाफ़ीज | hafija | 0.01 |
| हाफिज् | haphij | 0.01 |
| हाफ़िज | hafija | 0 |
| हफीज् | haphij | 0 |
| हाजी | haji | 0 |
| हफ़ीज | hafija | 0 |
| हकीज | hakija | 0 |
| Hafij in the Oriya language | ||
| ହାଫିଜ | haphija | 60 |
| ହାଫିଜ୍ | haphij | 20 |
| ହଫିଜ | haphija | 16.67 |
| ହଫିଜ୍ | haphij | 3.33 |
| Hafij in the Marathi language | ||
| हािफज | haiphaja | 52.98 |
| हफीज | haphija | 28.34 |
| हाफीज | haphija | 15.94 |
| अजीज | ajija | 0.48 |
| हपीज | hapija | 0.32 |
| हाफ़ीज | hafija | 0.16 |
| हतीज | hatija | 0.16 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hafij
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