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
The last name Hafij (Bengali: হাফিজ, Hindi: हफीज, Marathi: हािफज, Oriya: ହାଫିଜ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Hafij click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hafij? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 28,375th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 384,912 people. The last name Hafij is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Hafij are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 20,728th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 43,531 people.
Hafij is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 17,214 people, or 1 in 44,561. In India Hafij is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 55 percent are found, Bihar, where 26 percent are found and Rajasthan, where 5 percent are found. Aside from India this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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- 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 Hafij
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