Hajj Surname

23,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Hajj Surname User-submission:

The surname Hajj comes from the Arabic word حج, which means 'one who performs pilgrimage'.

Hajj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria7,8121:2,471293
Saudi Arabia4,1341:7,4641,053
Afghanistan2,2581:14,240850
Egypt1,4641:62,7985,897
Iran1,4081:54,5335,988
Kenya1,1901:38,8074,126
Somalia7351:18,3021,119
Palestine5671:8,0231,683
United States5231:693,03854,910
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Jordan4131:21,4103,088
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Kuwait1741:21,8432,878
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Tanzania1591:332,96624,953
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
United Arab Emirates1421:64,5236,096
Canada1011:364,80832,793
France731:909,900105,096
Qatar691:34,1743,607
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Lebanon591:95,5445,831
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Mexico451:2,758,36022,009
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Australia371:729,61448,196
England331:1,688,42669,999
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Ecuador231:691,55912,337
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Oman111:335,2704,992
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
India71:109,580,769786,157
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
China41:341,830,39216,990
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Hajj (24,241) may also be a first name.

Hajj Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Hajj comes from the Arabic word حج, which means 'one who performs pilgrimage'.

- mohamadf

Hajj Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hajj Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Hajj (Arabic: حجج, Hindi: हज्ज) occurs in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hajj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,773rd most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 319,868 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Hajj are found; 60 percent are found in West Asia and 39 percent are found in Levant. Hajj is also the 32,775th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 24,241 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Syria, where it is held by 7,812 people, or 1 in 2,471. In Syria Hajj is mostly found in: Aleppo Governorate, where 100 percent reside, Homs Governorate, where 0 percent reside and Hama Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Barring Syria Hajj occurs in 74 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 18 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 10 percent reside.

Hajj Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Hajj surname is chiefly Muslim (88%) in Kenya and Shiite (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Hajj last name are 7.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.71% registered with the party.

The amount Hajj earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.23% more than the national average, earning $46,267 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.13% more than the national average, earning $62,663 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hajji8966,567/
Hajaj893,030/
Hajjy89828/
Hajij89586/
Hajuj89272/
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Hadj7518,070/
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Chaj758,797/
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Hj6777,872/
Hadji6772,993/
Khaja6722,590/
Khaji6721,279/
Khaje6711,006/
Hajah676,584/
Hagej676,413/
Haaji675,831/
Hadje675,778/
Aj675,435/
Hajoo673,765/
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Chaji673,102/
Hasaj672,597/
Ahaji672,546/
Jahaj672,417/
Hijji672,316/
Hajee672,045/
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Hajós671,315/
Ajeej671,143/
Hatje671,098/
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Hajj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hajj in the Hindi language
हज्जhajja-
Hajj in the Arabic language
حججhjj-

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