Arj Surname
Approximately 1,365 people bear this surname
Arj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 765 | 1:100,369 | 9,814 |
| India | 353 | 1:2,172,990 | 72,640 |
| Iraq | 152 | 1:230,406 | 5,073 |
| Lebanon | 22 | 1:256,231 | 9,426 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Palestine | 8 | 1:568,606 | 13,348 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Arj (1,023) may also be a first name.
Arj Demographics
Arj Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Arj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arj (Bengali: অর্জ, Hindi: अर्ज) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Arj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 282,448th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,338,861 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Arj live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Arj is also the 250,999th most numerous given name in the world It is held by 1,023 people.
The surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 765 people, or 1 in 100,369. In Iran Arj is most common in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 28 percent reside, Khuzestan Province, where 13 percent reside and Lorestan Province, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Iran this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent reside and Iraq, where 11 percent reside.
Arj Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Arj surname is chiefly Maronite (92%) in Lebanon.
Arj earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.66% less than the national average, earning $26,469 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arj in the Bengali language | ||
| অর্জ | arja | - |
| Arj in the Hindi language | ||
| अर्ज | arja | 92.11 |
| आर्ज | arja | 5.26 |
| अर्जुन | arjuna | 2.63 |
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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 Arj
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