Laj Surname

100,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Laj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala3,8661:4,160599
Vietnam3271:283,3211,114
Iraq1051:333,5406,405
India861:8,919,365180,249
Iran551:1,396,04656,996
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Taiwan301:781,4925,561
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Slovenia171:146,33413,558
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
France31:22,140,907385,998
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

Laj (3,501) may also be a first name.

Laj Last Name Facts

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

Laj (Arabic: علاج, Hindi: लाज, Marathi: लाज, Oriya: ଲାଜ) is most common in Guatemala. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Laj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 100,783rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,555,506 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Laj reside; 83 percent reside in Central America and 83 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. Laj is also the 119,990th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 3,501 people.

This last name is most frequent in Guatemala, where it is carried by 3,866 people, or 1 in 4,160. In Guatemala it is most frequent in: Alta Verapaz Department, where 96 percent live, Guatemala Department, where 3 percent live and Zacapa Department, where 1 percent live. Beside Guatemala this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 7 percent live and Iraq, where 2 percent live.

Laj Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Laj earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 10.74% less than the national average, earning €26,805 per year; in United States they earn 21.13% less than the national average, earning $34,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.02% less than the national average, earning $36,258 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laja867,296/
Lajo863,099/
Laje862,627/
Ladj862,345/
Laji861,812/
Laju861,181/
Lhaj861,034/
Laij86525/
Lajh86236/
Lahj86198/
Liaj86119/
Hlaj86106/
Lajó8664/
Laaj8633/
Lajš869/
Leaj868/
Lauj868/
Lajy864/
Lajz862/
Lajú861/
Llaj861/
Lajç861/
Lajé861/
Layj861/
La80502,950/
Lj80314/
Llaja752,387/
Lajot751,034/
Lajie75767/
Lhadj75553/
Laadj75545/
Lajah75409/
Laaji75354/
Lahaj75252/
Laaja75222/
Lahji75197/
Lajou7596/
Lajaa7589/
Lajoh7580/
Llajo7571/
Lahij7562/
Laaij7551/
Lajih7551/
Lajst7544/
Lajsz7535/
Lajij7523/
Lajuu7521/
Liajo7519/
Laijs7516/
Lhaij7516/
Liaje7512/
Liaji7511/
Lajap7511/
Lajch7510/
L'Haj759/
Laije759/
Lhaji759/
Laajo759/
Lajio758/
Liaja757/
Lajuz757/
Laaje756/
Laaju756/
Lajeh756/
Lahja755/
Lajgi754/
Lajús754/
Lajht753/
Lajoo753/
Lyaja752/
Lahju752/
Lajee752/
Loaja751/
Lajiy751/
Layij751/
Laàdj751/
Lajuo751/
Lyajo751/
Hlayj751/
Laijh751/
Lajez751/
Lajiç751/
Lahjo751/
Lhaïj751/
Liadj751/
Lhaja751/
Lhajj751/
Hlaji751/
Lahdj751/
Laidj751/
Lyaij751/
Lyaxj751/
Lajiz751/
Lajtz751/
Lajuh751/
Lahjt751/
Lai673,581,809/
Lau67509,986/
Lay67335,240/
Lad6782,400/
Hla6756,653/
Lea6747,342/
Lat6738,119/
Lia6735,092/
Lah6729,893/
Lac6728,030/
Las6717,389/
Loa679,955/
Lap678,996/
Lax678,077/
Laz677,901/
Laa676,108/
Lae676,071/
Lla674,823/
Lya674,060/
L'Hadj67565/
Lha67404/
Lahaji67385/
Laheij67374/
Laš67364/
Laç67322/
Loj67293/
Lej67274/
Laajij67136/
Luhaja6786/
Léa6774/
Hlajoe6769/
Lahaja6764/
Liasjø6761/
Lahajy6748/
Lij6743/
Llajas6736/
Luj6724/
Laï6722/
Lajaya6719/
Lúa6719/
Løj6718/
Lahjou6715/
Lajcht6715/
Lahjee6715/
Hlj6713/
Lje6712/
Lajche6710/
Lahaju679/
Lajaia679/
Lejaja679/
Lajaha678/
Lajová677/
Laajos677/
Ljj677/
Lahaje676/
Lač676/
Lað675/
Ljd675/
Lhj675/
Lajije674/
Lga674/
Lajoud674/
Laÿ674/
Llauja674/
Llajos674/
Laajus673/
Lojaja673/
Lujaja673/
Ljh673/
Ljp673/
Laujis672/
Lajith672/
Lahajo672/
Lahjij672/
Lajaja672/
Lhajje672/
Laà672/
Laá672/
Laî672/
Lhajoo672/
Liajit672/
Ljt672/
Laijhe671/
Leeaja671/
Lùa671/
Lóa671/
Hlyaji671/
Laë671/
Laù671/
Lajath671/
Lajova671/
Lahjid671/
Lhajou671/
Liajah671/
Llauji671/
Llj671/
Lajudh671/
Lahjau671/

Laj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laj in the Marathi language
लाजlaja98.39
Laj in the Hindi language
लाजlaja97.87
लज्laj0.39
Laj in the Oriya language
ଲାଜlaja76.47
ଲଜlaja17.65
ଲଜ୍laj2.94
ଳାଜlaja2.94
Laj in the Arabic language
علاجlaj-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Laj
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis