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

The surname Raj (Arabic: ريج, Bengali: রাজ, Georgian: რაჯ, Hindi: राज, Marathi: राज, Oriya: ରାଜ, Tibetan: རཱཇ་) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Rāj, Řaj or Råj. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 458^th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,383 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Raj live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 307^th most common given name globally. It is borne by 2,019,361 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 965,682 people, or 1 in 794. In India Raj is most prevalent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 17 percent are found, Punjab, where 13 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent are found. Besides India it exists in 160 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 4 percent are found and Oman, where 2 percent are found.

Raj Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (40%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Raj surname are 7.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Raj earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 64.42% less than the national average, earning €10,684 per year; in Norway they earn 8.67% less than the national average, earning 316,089 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.12% more than the national average, earning R 299,712 per year; in United States they earn 20.53% more than the national average, earning $52,009 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $52,376 CAD per year.