Hefaj Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Hefaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 75 | 1:10,227,538 | 196,136 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Hefaj (384) may also be a first name.
Hefaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hefaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hefaj (Hindi: हेफाज) is found most frequently in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hefaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hefaj is the 2,168,711th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname Hefaj is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Hefaj are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Hefaj is also the 442,333rd most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 384 people.
Hefaj is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 10,227,538. In India it is mostly found in: Bihar, where 91 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 9 percent live. Beside India this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Kuwait, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hefaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hefaj in the Hindi language | ||
| हेफाज | hephaja | - |
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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 Hefaj
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