Cajan Surname
Approximately 1,662 people bear this surname
Cajan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 963 | 1:105,128 | 18,289 |
| Peru | 462 | 1:68,797 | 5,144 |
| France | 73 | 1:909,900 | 105,096 |
| India | 64 | 1:11,985,397 | 216,293 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Finland | 27 | 1:203,582 | 17,121 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Moldova | 8 | 1:445,171 | 30,722 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Čajan (178) & Caján (7) are calculated separately.
Cajan (443) may also be a first name.
Cajan Demographics
Average Cajan Salary in
United States
$26,889 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cajan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cajan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cajan (Hindi: चजन्) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Čajan or Caján. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cajan? popularity and diffusion
Cajan is the 240,653rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,384,805 people. The surname Cajan occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Cajan live; 58 percent live in Southeast Asia and 58 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Cajan is also the 407,208th most widely held first name globally, held by 443 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 963 people, or 1 in 105,128. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Bicol, where 34 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 23 percent are found and Northern Mindanao, where 16 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 28 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.
Cajan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cajan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 163 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Cajan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cajan surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cajan earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 12.59% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,945 per year and in United States they earn 37.68% less than the national average, earning $26,889 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cajan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cajan in the Hindi language | ||
| चजन् | cajan | - |
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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 Cajan
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