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
Daraja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Daraja.
How Common Is The Last Name Daraja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 357,252nd most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,172,781 people. Daraja is primarily 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 numerous first name on earth, held by 4,447 people.
The surname Daraja is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 419 people, or 1 in 422,775. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Zamfara, where 56 percent are found, Sokoto, where 15 percent are found and Kaduna, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Daraja is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 35 percent are found and Kenya, where 17 percent are found.
Daraja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Daraja surname is predominantly 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
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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 Daraja
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