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

The last name Taj (Arabic: تاج, Bengali: তাজ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﺝ, Hindi: ताज, Marathi: ताज, Oriya: ତାଜ) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 2,493^rd most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 32,789 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Taj reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Taj is also the 1,820^th most widely held forename globally, held by 547,943 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 78,902 people, or 1 in 408. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Kabul, where 12 percent reside, Kandahar, where 9 percent reside and Helmand, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Afghanistan this last name is found in 96 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 33 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Taj Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Sunni (60%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Taj last name are 15.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.86% registered with the party.

The amount Taj earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 30.4% less than the national average, earning 240,887 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.36% more than the national average, earning $49,775 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.65% less than the national average, earning $48,368 CAD per year.