Sajj Surname
Approximately 310 people bear this surname
Sajj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 283 | 1:631,250 | 9,872 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Sájj (1) are calculated separately.
Sajj (78) may also be a first name.
Sajj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sajj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sajj (Hindi: सज्ज) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Sájj. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sajj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 872,430th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sajj live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,091,646th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 78 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 283 people, or 1 in 631,250. In Pakistan Sajj is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 95 percent live, Sindh, where 2 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Aside from Pakistan it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent live and Iraq, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sajj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sajj in the Hindi language | ||
| सज्ज | sajja | 71.43 |
| सज्ज् | sajj | 28.57 |
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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 Sajj
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