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

The surname Maharaj (Arabic: مهراج, Bengali: মহারাজ, Hindi: महाराज, Marathi: महाराज, Oriya: ମହାରାଜ) occurs most in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Maharaj click here.

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

This surname is the 8,306^th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 106,246 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 39 percent of Maharaj reside; 39 percent reside in Southern Africa and 39 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maharaj is also the 18,425^th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 50,245 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 26,828 people, or 1 in 2,019. In South Africa Maharaj is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 79 percent reside, Gauteng, where 16 percent reside and Western Cape, where 2 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 82 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent reside and Trinidad and Tobago, where 16 percent reside.

Maharaj Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Maharaj surname are 22.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75.44% registered with the political party.

The amount Maharaj earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.04% more than the national average, earning R 423,084 per year; in United States they earn 11.87% more than the national average, earning $48,272 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.94% more than the national average, earning $55,120 CAD per year.