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 last name Caraj is most common in Albania. It may appear in the variant forms: Čaraj or Çaraj. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Caraj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,385,851st most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname Caraj is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Caraj are found; 94 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent are found in Albano-Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 25 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Albania, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 24,284. In Albania it is most numerous in: Vlorë County, where 26 percent live, Lezhë County, where 19 percent live and Durrës County, where 16 percent live. Besides Albania this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 18 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
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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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