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 Male Maraj Height
174.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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 in Trinidad and Tobago more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maraj? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 50,140th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 711,535 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Maraj are found; 38 percent are found in South Asia and 29 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 93,500th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 5,234 people.
The surname Maraj is most common in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is carried by 2,954 people, or 1 in 462. In Trinidad and Tobago it is most frequent in: Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation, where 24 percent are found, Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation, where 22 percent are found and San Juan-Laventille Regional Corporation, where 11 percent are found. Barring Trinidad and Tobago this last name occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in India, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
Maraj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Maraj surname are 25.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.6% registered to vote for 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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