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/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Handji.
How Common Is The Last Name Handji? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,860,621st most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Handji live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 11 people.
The surname is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 195,011. In Benin it is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 94 percent reside, Atlantique Department, where 2 percent reside and Collines Department, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Benin Handji exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 14 percent reside and Cameroon, where 9 percent reside.
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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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