Lahej Surname
Approximately 2,078 people bear this surname
Lahej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 1,446 | 1:24,220 | 1,300 |
| Syria | 323 | 1:59,755 | 2,835 |
| United Arab Emirates | 290 | 1:31,594 | 3,414 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Lahej (398) may also be a first name.
Lahej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lahej Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lahej is found in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lahej click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lahej? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 200,754th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,507,000 people. The last name Lahej occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Lahej are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 432,848th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 398 people.
This surname is most widespread in Iraq, where it is carried by 1,446 people, or 1 in 24,220. Besides Iraq it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 16 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 14 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 Lahej
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