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
Goraj Political Affiliation
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Goraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goraj (Hindi: गोरज, Marathi: गोरज) occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Góraj. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goraj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 186,661st most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,213,204 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Goraj reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 722,635th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 161 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Poland, where it is borne by 1,919 people, or 1 in 19,807. Apart from Poland this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Albania, where 4 percent reside.
Goraj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Goraj last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political 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
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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 Goraj
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