Marji Surname
Approximately 4,669 people bear this surname
Marji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 1,546 | 1:5,720 | 1,139 |
| Indonesia | 508 | 1:260,333 | 23,596 |
| Lebanon | 442 | 1:12,754 | 1,812 |
| United States | 406 | 1:892,756 | 67,416 |
| India | 352 | 1:2,179,163 | 72,775 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Kuwait | 125 | 1:30,406 | 3,898 |
| Iraq | 121 | 1:289,435 | 5,881 |
| Canada | 91 | 1:404,897 | 35,698 |
| Iran | 83 | 1:925,091 | 43,938 |
| United Arab Emirates | 43 | 1:213,076 | 14,246 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Afghanistan | 24 | 1:1,339,716 | 11,412 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Palestine | 5 | 1:909,770 | 15,190 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Marji (8,368) may also be a first name.
Marji Demographics
Marji Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Marji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Marji (Arabic: مرجي, Bengali: মর্জিমোহন, Hindi: मरजी, Marathi: मज) occurs more in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marji? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 101,083rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,560,837 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Marji live; 56 percent live in West Asia and 45 percent live in Levant. It is also the 69,024th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 8,368 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Jordan, where it is carried by 1,546 people, or 1 in 5,720. In Jordan it is most common in: Irbid Governorate, where 52 percent reside, Zarqa Governorate, where 33 percent reside and Amman Governorate, where 9 percent reside. Beside Jordan it is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and Lebanon, where 9 percent reside.
Marji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Shiite (87%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Marji surname are 31.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.48% registered with the political party.
The amount Marji earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.72% less than the national average, earning $38,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.79% more than the national average, earning $56,536 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Marji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marji in the Hindi language | ||
| मरजी | maraji | 73.03 |
| मर्जी | marji | 23.6 |
| मार्जी | marji | 2.25 |
| मारजी | maraji | 1.12 |
| Marji in the Marathi language | ||
| मज | maja | 59.4 |
| मरजी | maraji | 33.33 |
| माज | maja | 5.13 |
| मारजी | maraji | 2.14 |
| Marji in the Bengali language | ||
| মর্জিমোহন | marjimohana | 50 |
| মর্জিলক্ষ্মী | marjilaksmi | 50 |
| Marji in the Arabic language | ||
| مرجي | mrjy | - |
| مرجى | mrjy | - |
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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 Marji
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