Vajan Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Vajan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 65 | 1:11,801,006 | 214,148 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Vaján (1) are calculated separately.
Vajan (825) may also be a first name.
Vajan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vajan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vajan (Bengali: ভজন, Hindi: वजन, Marathi: वजन) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Vaján. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vajan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,185,341st most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. Vajan is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Vajan reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 284,410th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 825 people.
It is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 11,801,006. In India it is primarily found in: Haryana, where 28 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 22 percent live and Bihar, where 20 percent live. Other than India this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 7 percent live and Ireland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vajan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vajan in the Bengali language | ||
| ভজন | bhajana | - |
| Vajan in the Marathi language | ||
| वजन | vajana | 84.06 |
| वजान | vajana | 7.25 |
| सजन | sajana | 2.9 |
| वाजं | vajam | 2.9 |
| राजन | rajana | 1.45 |
| Vajan in the Hindi language | ||
| वजन | vajana | 60.87 |
| वजां | vajam | 18.84 |
| वाजन | vajana | 14.49 |
| वजं | vajam | 2.9 |
| वजान | vajana | 2.9 |
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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 Vajan
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