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

The surname Raja (Arabic: رجائ, Bengali: রাজা, Georgian: რაჯა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺟﺎﺀ, Hindi: राजा, Marathi: राजा, Oriya: ରାଜା, Tibetan: ར་ཇཱ་) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Rája, Rajá, Rajà or Råjå. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Raja is the 1,111^th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 15,060 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Raja live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Raja is also the 552^nd most commonly held first name globally It is held by 1,398,373 people.

This last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 291,937 people, or 1 in 2,628. In India Raja is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 25 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 24 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 23 percent live. Besides India this last name occurs in 141 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Raja Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Raja has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 309,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raja Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Raja last name are 4.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Raja earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 37.07% more than the national average, earning €41,162 per year; in Norway they earn 21.94% less than the national average, earning 270,136 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.93% more than the national average, earning R 313,524 per year; in United States they earn 25.92% more than the national average, earning $54,334 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.5% more than the national average, earning $55,396 CAD per year.