Lajes Surname
Approximately 261 people bear this surname
Lajes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 117 | 1:1,829,695 | 59,051 |
| United States | 53 | 1:6,838,848 | 318,712 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Ecuador | 37 | 1:429,888 | 10,240 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Lajes (28) may also be a first name.
Lajes Demographics
Average Lajes Salary in
United States
$39,591 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lajes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lajes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lajes (Arabic: اجيس) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lajes? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lajes is the 985,740th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Lajes reside; 61 percent reside in South America and 45 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name internationally, held by 28 people.
The surname Lajes is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 1,829,695. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 24 percent reside, São Paulo, where 21 percent reside and Espírito Santo, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Brazil this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Portugal, where 15 percent reside.
Lajes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lajes surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.
Lajes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.25% less than the national average, earning $39,591 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lajes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lajes in the Arabic language | ||
| اجيس | ajys | - |
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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
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- 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 Lajes
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