Alajaj Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Alajaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Alajaj (155) may also be a first name.
Alajaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alajaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alajaj (Arabic: الجاج, Marathi: अलजाज) is held by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alajaj? popularity and diffusion
Alajaj is the 1,118,459th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Alajaj live; 95 percent live in West Asia and 95 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 738,219th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 155 people.
The last name is most widespread in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Aside from Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Qatar, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alajaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alajaj in the Marathi language | ||
| अलजाज | alajaja | - |
| Alajaj in the Arabic language | ||
| الجاج | aljaj | - |
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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
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- 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 Alajaj
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