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

The last name 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 appear as a variant: Hâji. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 327^th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,475 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Haji reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 440^th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 1,607,155 people.

Haji is the most numerous surname in one country:Brunei, where 0.79 percent live. It is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 925,345 people, or 1 in 35. In Afghanistan Haji is most frequent in: Kandahar, where 16 percent live, Helmand, where 10 percent live and Kabul, where 10 percent live. Not including Afghanistan it occurs in 140 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 14 percent live and Tanzania, where 9 percent live.

Haji Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Haji last name are 6.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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.