Sohaj Surname
Approximately 748 people bear this surname
Sohaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 719 | 1:248,462 | 5,622 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Šohaj (116) & Sóhaj (1) are calculated separately.
Sohaj (91) may also be a first name.
Sohaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sohaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sohaj occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Šohaj or Sóhaj. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sohaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 453,475th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,742,708 people. Sohaj is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sohaj live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 998,282nd most frequent first name world-wide, held by 91 people.
Sohaj is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 719 people, or 1 in 248,462. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 100 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Sohaj
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