Khwaj Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Khwaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khwaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan391:4,580,61230,982
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Khwaj (366) may also be a first name.

Khwaj Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Khwaj Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Khwaj (Hindi: ख्वाज, Marathi: ख्वाजा, Oriya: େଶଖାଜ୍) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khwaj? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Khwaj occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Khwaj live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Khwaj is also the 454,857th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 366 people.

The last name Khwaj is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 4,580,612. In Pakistan Khwaj is primarily concentrated in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 77 percent are found, Punjab, where 13 percent are found and Sindh, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Pakistan it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khwaja9181,944/
Khwaji9126/
Khwaju9118/
Khwajh913/
Khwa8968/
Khwajah83598/
Khwajgi839/
Khwaaja831/
Khvaj80347/
Khwah804/
Khwai803/
Kchwa802/
Khway802/
Khuaj801/
Khwajeed771/
Khwiya73422/
Khvaja73362/
Khwaye73183/
Khuaja73107/
Khuaji7375/
Khvaji7318/
Khwast7310/
Khvajh7310/
Khwahh735/
Khwaas734/
Khwoja734/
Khwawe734/
Khwaya733/
Khwayi732/
Khwaha732/
Kchwah731/
Qhwaja731/
Kjwaja731/
Khuajo731/
Khwass731/
Khuaju731/
Khvajj731/
Khvaje731/
Khua67822/
Khva67167/
Khwayot6754/
Khwe6734/
Kehewua677/
Khwi673/
Khvajau673/
Kvaj673/
Qhwj672/
Khuhaja671/
Khwayop671/
Khvajat671/
Kjwj671/
Khbj671/
Khvajiy671/
Khba671/
Kchhwah671/
Khuajit671/

Khwaj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khwaj in the Hindi language
ख्वाजkhvaja-
Khwaj in the Marathi language
ख्वाजाkhvaja-
Khwaj in the Oriya language
େଶଖାଜ୍esakhaj25
ାଜ୍aj25
ାଜaja25
ଦାଜdaja25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Khwaj
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