Goraj Surname
Approximately 2,268 people bear this surname
Goraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 1,919 | 1:19,807 | 2,956 |
| United States | 157 | 1:2,308,656 | 143,524 |
| Albania | 99 | 1:29,435 | 4,620 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
The alternate forms: Góraj (17) are calculated separately.
Goraj (161) may also be a first name.
Goraj Demographics
Average Goraj Salary in
United States
$31,677 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Goraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goraj (Hindi: गोरज, Marathi: गोरज) occurs most in Poland. It can occur in the variant forms: Góraj. For other possible spellings of Goraj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goraj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Goraj is the 186,661st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,213,204 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Goraj reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Goraj is also the 722,635th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 161 people.
It is most prevalent in Poland, where it is held by 1,919 people, or 1 in 19,807. Besides Poland this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Albania, where 4 percent reside.
Goraj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Goraj surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.
The amount Goraj earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 26.59% less than the national average, earning $31,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.51% more than the national average, earning $63,350 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goraj in the Marathi language | ||
| गोरज | goraja | 73.08 |
| गोराज | goraja | 26.92 |
| Goraj in the Hindi language | ||
| गोरज | goraja | 68.42 |
| गोराज | goraja | 26.32 |
| गोरजा | goraja | 5.26 |
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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 Goraj
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