Maraj Surname
Approximately 10,242 people bear this surname
Maraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2,954 | 1:462 | 44 |
| India | 2,346 | 1:326,967 | 18,088 |
| United States | 1,135 | 1:319,347 | 29,128 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| Pakistan | 599 | 1:298,237 | 6,269 |
| Canada | 558 | 1:66,032 | 7,653 |
| South Africa | 405 | 1:133,772 | 15,565 |
| Kosovo | 316 | 1:5,892 | 1,005 |
| Albania | 223 | 1:13,068 | 2,393 |
| Guyana | 190 | 1:4,012 | 719 |
| England | 156 | 1:357,167 | 25,626 |
| Poland | 124 | 1:306,522 | 36,280 |
| Iraq | 63 | 1:555,899 | 8,855 |
| Afghanistan | 41 | 1:784,224 | 8,247 |
| Iran | 38 | 1:2,020,593 | 71,790 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Barbados | 16 | 1:17,966 | 1,009 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Saint Lucia | 8 | 1:22,348 | 1,601 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Montenegro | 7 | 1:91,366 | 4,331 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
Maraj (5,234) may also be a first name.
Maraj Demographics
Average Maraj Salary in
United States
$46,936 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Maraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maraj (Arabic: مريج, Bengali: মেরাজ, Hindi: मराज, Marathi: मराज, Oriya: ମରାଜ) occurs more in Trinidad and Tobago more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Maraj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maraj? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maraj is the 50,140th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 711,535 people. Maraj occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Maraj reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 29 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. Maraj is also the 93,500th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 5,234 people.
It is most widespread in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is borne by 2,954 people, or 1 in 462. In Trinidad and Tobago Maraj is most frequent in: Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation, where 24 percent live, Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation, where 22 percent live and San Juan-Laventille Regional Corporation, where 11 percent live. Other than Trinidad and Tobago it exists in 60 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Maraj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Maraj last name are 25.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.6% registered with the political party.
The amount Maraj earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 40.43% more than the national average, earning R 333,720 per year; in United States they earn 8.78% more than the national average, earning $46,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.01% more than the national average, earning $59,128 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maraj in the Bengali language | ||
| মেরাজ | meraja | - |
| Maraj in the Hindi language | ||
| मराज | maraja | 64.93 |
| मेराज | meraja | 14.18 |
| मैराज | mairaja | 7.46 |
| माराज | maraja | 5.97 |
| खेमराज | khemaraja | 3.73 |
| मरज | maraja | 2.24 |
| मारज | maraja | 1.49 |
| Maraj in the Oriya language | ||
| ମରାଜ | maraja | 42.86 |
| ମାରାଜ | maraja | 14.29 |
| ମରଯ | maraya | 14.29 |
| େମୖରାଜ | emaraja | 14.29 |
| େମରାଜ | emaraja | 14.29 |
| Maraj in the Marathi language | ||
| मराज | maraja | 38.24 |
| माराज | maraja | 29.41 |
| मेराज | meraja | 8.82 |
| मरज | maraja | 5.88 |
| महराज | maharaja | 5.88 |
| मारज | maraja | 2.94 |
| िमराज | imaraja | 2.94 |
| मेहराज | meharaja | 2.94 |
| मराजउ | maraja'u | 2.94 |
| Maraj in the Arabic language | ||
| مريج | mryj | - |
| ماريج | maryj | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maraj
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