Khanj Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Khanj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 55 | 1:1,396,046 | 56,996 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Khanj (94) may also be a first name.
Khanj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khanj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khanj (Bengali: খঞ্জ, Hindi: खां, Marathi: खांज, Oriya: ଖ) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Khanj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,007,164th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Khanj reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Khanj is also the 980,251st most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 94 people.
Khanj is most common in Iran, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,396,046. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 47 percent live, East Azerbaijan Province, where 29 percent live and Alborz Province, where 16 percent live. Excluding Iran Khanj is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 21 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khanj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khanj in the Bengali language | ||
| খঞ্জ | khanja | - |
| Khanj in the Oriya language | ||
| ଖ | kha | - |
| Khanj in the Hindi language | ||
| खां | kham | 50 |
| खंजा | khanja | 25 |
| खांज | khanja | 25 |
| Khanj in the Marathi language | ||
| खांज | khanja | 50 |
| खाँज | khamja | 50 |
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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 Khanj
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