Phauj Surname
Approximately 937 people bear this surname
Phauj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 924 | 1:30,824 | 1,186 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
Phauj (249) may also be a first name.
Phauj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phauj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Phauj (Hindi: फौजा, Marathi: फौज, Oriya: ଫଉଜ) has its highest incidence in Nepal. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phauj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Phauj is the 380,576th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,777,530 people. The surname Phauj occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Phauj reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Phauj is also the 565,047th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 249 people.
Phauj is most commonly occurring in Nepal, where it is held by 924 people, or 1 in 30,824. In Nepal it is mostly found in: Bheri, where 76 percent live, Lumbini, where 24 percent live and Dhawalagiri, where 0 percent live. Besides Nepal it occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Phauj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Phauj in the Hindi language | ||
| फौजा | phauja | - |
| Phauj in the Marathi language | ||
| फौज | phauja | - |
| Phauj in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫଉଜ | pha'uja | 69.23 |
| େଫୗଜ | ephaja | 26.92 |
| ଫଉଯ | pha'uya | 3.85 |
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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 Phauj
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