Meraj Surname
Approximately 26,446 people bear this surname
Meraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16,310 | 1:47,030 | 3,258 |
| Bangladesh | 4,776 | 1:33,366 | 2,090 |
| Pakistan | 2,240 | 1:79,752 | 2,763 |
| Saudi Arabia | 914 | 1:33,759 | 4,846 |
| Afghanistan | 778 | 1:41,328 | 1,557 |
| Albania | 555 | 1:5,251 | 990 |
| United Arab Emirates | 187 | 1:48,996 | 4,914 |
| Kuwait | 174 | 1:21,843 | 2,878 |
| United States | 92 | 1:3,939,771 | 214,590 |
| Qatar | 81 | 1:29,111 | 3,031 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Nepal | 77 | 1:369,883 | 3,848 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Greece | 26 | 1:426,146 | 56,152 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
Meraj (98,616) may also be a first name.
Meraj Demographics
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Meraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meraj (Arabic: مراج, Bengali: মেরাজ, Georgian: მერაჯ, Hindi: मेराज, Marathi: मेराज, Oriya: େମରାଜ) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meraj? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meraj is the 20,670th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 275,563 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Meraj reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Meraj is also the 10,333rd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 98,616 people.
The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 16,310 people, or 1 in 47,030. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 38 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 35 percent are found and Gujarat, where 14 percent are found. Other than India it exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 18 percent are found and Pakistan, where 8 percent are found.
Meraj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Meraj are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Meraj earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 35.73% more than the national average, earning $58,566 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.98% more than the national average, earning $56,134 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meraj in the Georgian language | ||
| მერაჯ | meraj | - |
| Meraj in the Bengali language | ||
| মেরাজ | meraja | - |
| Meraj in the Hindi language | ||
| मेराज | meraja | 99.68 |
| मेरज | meraja | 0.08 |
| मिराज | miraja | 0.02 |
| मीराज | miraja | 0.01 |
| मेरोज | meroja | 0.01 |
| मराज | maraja | 0.01 |
| मेराज़ | meraza | 0.01 |
| मेरेज | mereja | 0 |
| मे्राज | meraja | 0 |
| मेराज़ | meraza | 0 |
| सेराज | seraja | 0 |
| मेरा | mera | 0 |
| मोराज | moraja | 0 |
| मेराजु | meraju | 0 |
| Meraj in the Marathi language | ||
| मेराज | meraja | 87.2 |
| मेरज | meraja | 6.93 |
| मीराज | miraja | 0.21 |
| मीरज | miraja | 0.21 |
| एजाज | ejaja | 0.16 |
| िरज | iraja | 0.1 |
| मेरत | merata | 0.05 |
| राजा | raja | 0.05 |
| मेयज | meyaja | 0.05 |
| सेराज | seraja | 0.05 |
| िराज | iraja | 0.05 |
| मराज | maraja | 0.05 |
| मेराज़ | meraza | 0.05 |
| मेरन | merana | 0.05 |
| राजु | raju | 0.05 |
| Meraj in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରାଜ | emaraja | 80.34 |
| େମରାଜ୍ | emaraj | 8.43 |
| ମିରାଜ | miraja | 4.49 |
| େମରାଯ | emaraya | 2.25 |
| ମୀରଜ | miraja | 0.56 |
| େମରଜ୍ | emaraj | 0.56 |
| Meraj in the Arabic language | ||
| مراج | mraj | - |
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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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