Daraja Surname
Approximately 1,016 people bear this surname
Daraja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 419 | 1:422,775 | 21,904 |
| Tanzania | 359 | 1:147,470 | 13,430 |
| Kenya | 168 | 1:274,880 | 18,068 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Daraja (4,447) may also be a first name.
Daraja Demographics
Average Daraja Salary in
United States
$40,391 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Daraja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Daraja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Daraja (Bengali: দরজ, Hindi: दरजा, Marathi: दरजा, Oriya: ଦରଜା) is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Daraja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 357,252nd most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 7,172,781 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Daraja live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Daraja is also the 103,302nd most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 4,447 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 419 people, or 1 in 422,775. In Nigeria Daraja is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 56 percent reside, Sokoto, where 15 percent reside and Kaduna, where 9 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 35 percent reside and Kenya, where 17 percent reside.
Daraja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Daraja earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.39% less than the national average, earning $40,391 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Daraja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Daraja in the Bengali language | ||
| দরজ | daraja | - |
| Daraja in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦରଜା | daraja | - |
| Daraja in the Hindi language | ||
| दरजा | daraja | 97.98 |
| दराजा | daraja | 1.45 |
| दरगी | daragi | 0.29 |
| Daraja in the Marathi language | ||
| दरजा | daraja | 75 |
| दराजा | daraja | 25 |
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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 Daraja
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