Caraj Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Caraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 120 | 1:24,284 | 4,029 |
| Greece | 29 | 1:382,062 | 51,720 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
The alternate forms: Čaraj (15) & Çaraj (1) are calculated separately.
Caraj (25) may also be a first name.
Caraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Caraj is carried by more people in Albania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Čaraj or Çaraj. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Caraj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Caraj is the 1,385,851st most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Caraj are found; 94 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent are found in Albano-Europe. Caraj is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 25 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Albania, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 24,284. In Albania Caraj is most prevalent in: Vlorë County, where 26 percent reside, Lezhë County, where 19 percent reside and Durrës County, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Albania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 18 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Caraj
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