171.25 ^cm

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

The surname Haji (Arabic: حجّي, Bengali: হাজী, Georgian: ჰაჯი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﺎﺟﻲ, Hindi: हाजी, Marathi: हाजी, Oriya: ହାଜି) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Hâji. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 327^th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,475 people. Haji 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. It is also the 440^th most frequent first name on earth, held by 1,607,155 people.

It is the most numerous surname in one country:Brunei, where 0.79 percent reside. Haji is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 925,345 people, or 1 in 35. In Afghanistan Haji is mostly concentrated in: Kandahar, where 16 percent reside, Helmand, where 10 percent reside and Kabul, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Afghanistan it occurs in 140 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 14 percent reside and Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.

Haji Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Haji 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 Democrats than the national average, with 59.9% registered to vote for the 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.