Taraj Surname
Approximately 2,769 people bear this surname
Taraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,423 | 1:53,958 | 5,937 |
| Albania | 548 | 1:5,318 | 1,001 |
| India | 479 | 1:1,601,389 | 59,000 |
| Greece | 77 | 1:143,893 | 23,795 |
| Italy | 56 | 1:1,092,084 | 72,109 |
| Kosovo | 44 | 1:42,315 | 3,615 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Poland | 30 | 1:1,266,958 | 80,461 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Slovakia | 17 | 1:313,909 | 44,635 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
The alternate forms: Táraj (1) are calculated separately.
Taraj (693) may also be a first name.
Taraj Demographics
Average Taraj Salary in
United States
$31,059 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Taraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Taraj (Bengali: তরাজ, Hindi: तरज, Marathi: ताराज, Oriya: ତରାଜ) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Táraj. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Taraj? popularity and diffusion
Taraj is the 157,883rd most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,631,833 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Taraj are found; 69 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 314,062nd most numerous first name on earth, borne by 693 people.
Taraj is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 1,423 people, or 1 in 53,958. In Iran Taraj is mostly found in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 35 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 14 percent reside and Hormozgan Province, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Iran this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 20 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.
Taraj Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Taraj earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 28.02% less than the national average, earning $31,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.07% less than the national average, earning $31,265 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Taraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taraj in the Bengali language | ||
| তরাজ | taraja | - |
| Taraj in the Oriya language | ||
| ତରାଜ | taraja | 60 |
| ତାରାଜ୍ | taraj | 20 |
| ତରଜ | taraja | 20 |
| Taraj in the Marathi language | ||
| ताराज | taraja | 51.61 |
| टराज | taraja | 29.03 |
| तराज | taraja | 9.68 |
| तारज | taraja | 6.45 |
| आत्माराम | atmarama | 3.23 |
| Taraj in the Hindi language | ||
| तरज | taraja | 31.58 |
| तराज | taraja | 21.05 |
| ताराज | taraja | 21.05 |
| तारज | taraja | 15.79 |
| तराजा | taraja | 5.26 |
| तासिराज | tasiraja | 5.26 |
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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 Taraj
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