Khalaj Surname
Approximately 16,808 people bear this surname
Khalaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 16,589 | 1:4,629 | 637 |
| United States | 112 | 1:3,236,240 | 185,654 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Khalaj (278) may also be a first name.
Khalaj Demographics
Khalaj Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Khalaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khalaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khalaj (Arabic: خلاج, Marathi: खलाज) occurs most in Iran. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khalaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 31,733rd most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 433,576 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Khalaj live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Khalaj is also the 532,586th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 278 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 16,589 people, or 1 in 4,629. In Iran Khalaj is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 32 percent reside, Alborz Province, where 17 percent reside and Qazvin Province, where 11 percent reside. Other than Iran Khalaj occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Khalaj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Khalaj surname are 16.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.86% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Khalaj earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 53.66% more than the national average, earning $66,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.18% more than the national average, earning $63,186 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khalaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khalaj in the Marathi language | ||
| खलाज | khalaja | - |
| Khalaj in the Arabic language | ||
| خلاج | khlaj | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Khalaj
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis