Seraj Surname
Approximately 23,363 people bear this surname
Seraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 5,950 | 1:12,905 | 1,722 |
| India | 5,482 | 1:139,924 | 8,931 |
| Bangladesh | 3,334 | 1:47,797 | 2,658 |
| Sudan | 2,520 | 1:14,885 | 2,042 |
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,868 | 1:16,518 | 2,266 |
| Pakistan | 626 | 1:285,374 | 6,108 |
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| United States | 287 | 1:1,262,923 | 89,039 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Albania | 121 | 1:24,083 | 4,003 |
| Kuwait | 106 | 1:35,856 | 4,508 |
| Nepal | 82 | 1:347,329 | 3,743 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Greece | 26 | 1:426,146 | 56,152 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 1:104,921 | 6,882 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Šeraj (6) are calculated separately.
Seraj (51,114) may also be a first name.
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Seraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Seraj (Bengali: সিরাজ, Hindi: सेराज, Marathi: सेराज, Oriya: େସରାଜ) is found most in Iran. It may also appear as a variant: Šeraj. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Seraj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 23,198th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 311,927 people. Seraj is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Seraj reside; 66 percent reside in South Asia and 43 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 18,173rd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 51,114 people.
Seraj is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 5,950 people, or 1 in 12,905. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 25 percent live, Markazi Province, where 19 percent live and Mazandaran Province, where 13 percent live. Apart from Iran this surname occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent live and Bangladesh, where 14 percent live.
Seraj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Seraj last name are 2.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.16% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Seraj earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 33.3% more than the national average, earning $57,519 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning $52,285 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seraj in the Bengali language | ||
| সিরাজ | siraja | - |
| Seraj in the Hindi language | ||
| सेराज | seraja | 99.33 |
| सेरज | seraja | 0.26 |
| सिराज | siraja | 0.23 |
| शेराज | seraja | 0.05 |
| सेराजु | seraju | 0.01 |
| ़़सेराज | seraja | 0.01 |
| सेराज़ | seraza | 0.01 |
| ़सेराज | seraja | 0.01 |
| सूरज | suraja | 0.01 |
| मेराज | meraja | 0.01 |
| सेरार | serara | 0.01 |
| सीराज | siraja | 0.01 |
| एजाज | ejaja | 0.01 |
| सेरात | serata | 0.01 |
| Seraj in the Marathi language | ||
| सेराज | seraja | 74.42 |
| िसराज | isaraja | 14.73 |
| सेरज | seraja | 5.43 |
| सीराज | siraja | 1.55 |
| एजाज | ejaja | 0.78 |
| सरज | saraja | 0.78 |
| शेराज | seraja | 0.78 |
| मेराज | meraja | 0.78 |
| Seraj in the Oriya language | ||
| େସରାଜ | esaraja | 71.96 |
| ସିରାଜ | siraja | 9.35 |
| େସରାଜ୍ | esaraj | 8.41 |
| େସରାଯ | esaraya | 2.8 |
| େଶରାଜ | esaraja | 2.8 |
| ସିରାଜ୍ | siraj | 0.93 |
| େସରଜ୍ | esaraj | 0.93 |
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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 Seraj
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