Deraj Surname
Approximately 332 people bear this surname
Deraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 150 | 1:19,427 | 3,353 |
| Pakistan | 62 | 1:2,881,353 | 23,780 |
| Slovakia | 55 | 1:97,026 | 18,584 |
| Greece | 29 | 1:382,062 | 51,720 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Deraj (1,289) may also be a first name.
Deraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Deraj (Bengali: দেরাজ, Hindi: देराज, Marathi: देराज) has its highest incidence in Albania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Deraj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Deraj? popularity and diffusion
The last name Deraj is the 832,284th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Deraj live; 54 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 45 percent live in Albano-Europe. Deraj is also the 219,430th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 1,289 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Albania, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 19,427. In Albania it is primarily found in: Vlorë County, where 62 percent reside, Tirana County, where 29 percent reside and Fier County, where 7 percent reside. Other than Albania this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 19 percent reside and Slovakia, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Deraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deraj in the Bengali language | ||
| দেরাজ | deraja | - |
| Deraj in the Hindi language | ||
| देराज | deraja | 98.36 |
| डेराज | deraja | 0.23 |
| Deraj in the Marathi language | ||
| देराज | deraja | 76.67 |
| धीरज | dhiraja | 6.67 |
| देवराज | devaraja | 6.67 |
| देरज | deraja | 6.67 |
| िधरज | idharaja | 3.33 |
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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 Deraj
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