Arajs Surname
Approximately 575 people bear this surname
Arajs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 477 | 1:4,298 | 594 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Arājs (6) & Aräjs (1) are calculated separately.
Arajs Demographics
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Arajs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arajs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arajs is found in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Arājs or Aräjs. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Arajs? popularity and diffusion
Arajs is the 554,308th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 12,673,993 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Arajs live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Baltic Europe.
The last name Arajs is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is held by 477 people, or 1 in 4,298. In Latvia it is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 45 percent are found, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 30 percent are found and Semigallia, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Latvia it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Arajs Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Arajs last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.
The amount Arajs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 12.13% less than the national average, earning 304,089 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.04% less than the national average, earning $38,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.52% less than the national average, earning $46,942 CAD per year.
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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 Arajs
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