Handji Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Handji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 53 | 1:195,011 | 18,621 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Handji (11) may also be a first name.
Handji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Handji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Handji occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Handji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,860,621st most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Handji live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Handji is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 11 people.
The surname Handji is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 195,011. In Benin Handji is primarily concentrated in: Zou Department, where 94 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 2 percent live and Collines Department, where 2 percent live. Aside from Benin Handji is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 14 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Handji
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