Saraj Surname
Approximately 2,805 people bear this surname
Saraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,177 | 1:651,712 | 30,750 |
| Pakistan | 968 | 1:184,549 | 4,637 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| United Arab Emirates | 73 | 1:125,511 | 10,390 |
| United States | 65 | 1:5,576,291 | 276,051 |
| Mauritius | 44 | 1:29,396 | 5,731 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Iran | 31 | 1:2,476,856 | 81,358 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Nepal | 22 | 1:1,294,589 | 6,753 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Afghanistan | 16 | 1:2,009,574 | 14,441 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
The alternate forms: Šaraj (46) are calculated separately.
Saraj (17,924) may also be a first name.
Saraj Demographics
Average Saraj Salary in
United States
$46,280 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Saraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saraj (Bengali: সরাজ, Georgian: სარაჯ, Hindi: सराज, Marathi: सारज, Oriya: ସରଜ, Tibetan: ས་རཇ་) is found most frequently in India. It may appear as a variant: Šaraj. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saraj? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 156,154th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,598,056 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Saraj are found; 79 percent are found in South Asia and 41 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Saraj is also the 40,953rd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 17,924 people.
It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 1,177 people, or 1 in 651,712. In India it is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 26 percent reside, West Bengal, where 23 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 9 percent reside. Excluding India it is found in 47 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 35 percent reside and Morocco, where 5 percent reside.
Saraj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Saraj surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Saraj earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.81% less than the national average, earning 232,544 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.26% more than the national average, earning $46,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.33% more than the national average, earning $62,267 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saraj in the Georgian language | ||
| სარაჯ | saraj | - |
| Saraj in the Tibetan language | ||
| ས་རཇ་ | saraja | - |
| Saraj in the Hindi language | ||
| सराज | saraja | 76.12 |
| सरेाज | sareaja | 10.98 |
| सरज | saraja | 8.93 |
| सारज | saraja | 1.43 |
| सरोज | saroja | 0.81 |
| सेराज | seraja | 0.56 |
| सूरज | suraja | 0.43 |
| साराज | saraja | 0.31 |
| शरण | sarana | 0.06 |
| सिराज | siraja | 0.06 |
| Saraj in the Oriya language | ||
| ସରଜ | saraja | 60.74 |
| ସରାଜ | saraja | 15.01 |
| ସେରାଜ | seraja | 9.24 |
| ସାରଜ | saraja | 7.85 |
| ସରଯ | saraya | 2.08 |
| ଶରଜ | saraja | 0.69 |
| ସାରଯ | saraya | 0.46 |
| ସରାଯ | saraya | 0.46 |
| ସାରାଜ | saraja | 0.46 |
| ସାରଜ୍ | saraj | 0.23 |
| ସିରାଜ | siraja | 0.23 |
| ଶାରଜ | saraja | 0.23 |
| ସରଜ୍ | saraj | 0.23 |
| ସାରାଜ୍ | saraj | 0.23 |
| ସରାଜ୍ | saraj | 0.23 |
| Saraj in the Bengali language | ||
| সরাজ | saraja | 57.89 |
| সরজ | saraja | 36.84 |
| সারাজ | saraja | 5.26 |
| Saraj in the Marathi language | ||
| सारज | saraja | 28.88 |
| सरेाज | sareaja | 23.71 |
| सरज | saraja | 19.83 |
| सरोज | saroja | 7.76 |
| सराज | saraja | 6.47 |
| सुरज | suraja | 2.59 |
| राज | raja | 1.72 |
| साराज | saraja | 0.86 |
| शरद | sarada | 0.86 |
| शराज | saraja | 0.43 |
| राजू | raju | 0.43 |
| सीराज | siraja | 0.43 |
| सारी | sari | 0.43 |
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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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- 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 Saraj
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