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
Average Arajs Salary in
United States
$38,817 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Arajs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arajs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arajs occurs more in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Arājs or Aräjs. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Arajs? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 554,308th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 12,673,993 people. The surname Arajs is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Arajs reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
This surname is most common in Latvia, where it is carried by 477 people, or 1 in 4,298. In Latvia it is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 45 percent are found, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 30 percent are found and Semigallia, where 13 percent are found. Other than Latvia Arajs is found in 14 countries. It is also found 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 Democrats 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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