171.25 ^cm

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

Haji (Arabic: حجّي, Bengali: হাজী, Georgian: ჰაჯი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﺎﺟﻲ, Hindi: हाजी, Marathi: हाजी, Oriya: ହାଜି) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Hâji. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname Haji is the 327^th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,475 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Haji are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Haji is also the 440^th most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 1,607,155 people.

It is the most frequently occurring surname in one country:Brunei, where 0.79 percent are found. The last name is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 925,345 people, or 1 in 35. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Kandahar, where 16 percent are found, Helmand, where 10 percent are found and Kabul, where 10 percent are found. Besides Afghanistan Haji occurs in 140 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 14 percent are found and Tanzania, where 9 percent are found.

Haji Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (89%) in Kenya and Shiite (87%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Haji surname are 6.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Haji earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.08% less than the national average, earning 238,521 kr per year; in Peru they earn 469% more than the national average, earning S/. 110,300 per year; in South Africa they earn 45.71% less than the national average, earning R 129,024 per year; in United States they earn 19.32% less than the national average, earning $34,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.55% more than the national average, earning $53,932 CAD per year.