View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Haj Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Haj (Arabic: هاج, Bengali: হজ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺝ, Hindi: हाज, Marathi: हाज, Oriya: ହଜ) is found most frequently in Iran. It can occur as: Hâj or Háj. Click here for further potential spellings of Haj.

How Common Is The Last Name Haj? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 3,541^st most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 46,067 people. The surname Haj occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Haj are found; 41 percent are found in West Asia and 39 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Haj is also the 8,179^th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 127,166 people.

The last name Haj is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 60,874 people, or 1 in 1,261. In Iran Haj is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 24 percent reside, Isfahan Province, where 19 percent reside and Kerman Province, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Iran Haj occurs in 108 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 29 percent reside and Sudan, where 13 percent reside.

Haj Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Haj last name is chiefly Shiite (65%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Haj are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Haj earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 132.12% more than the national average, earning 803,317 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.11% more than the national average, earning $44,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.75% less than the national average, earning $45,832 CAD per year.