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.
Seraj Demographics
Average Seraj Salary in
United States
$57,519 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Seraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Seraj (Bengali: সিরাজ, Hindi: सेराज, Marathi: सेराज, Oriya: େସରାଜ) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Šeraj. For other possible spellings of Seraj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seraj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 23,198th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 311,927 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Seraj live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 43 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Seraj is also the 18,173rd most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 51,114 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 5,950 people, or 1 in 12,905. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 25 percent live, Markazi Province, where 19 percent live and Mazandaran Province, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this surname exists 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 surname are 2.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.16% being registered to vote for the 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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- 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 Seraj
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