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) is most common in Iran. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khanj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,007,164th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Khanj are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 980,251st most common forename internationally, held by 94 people.
Khanj is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,396,046. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 47 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 29 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 16 percent are found. Barring Iran Khanj occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 21 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
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
- 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 Khanj
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