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
The last name Vajan (Bengali: ভজন, Hindi: वजन, Marathi: वजन) is found most frequently in India. It can be found in the variant forms: Vaján. Click here to see other potential spellings of Vajan.
How Common Is The Last Name Vajan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vajan is the 2,185,341st most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. Vajan occurs predominantly 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 frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 825 people.
This last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 11,801,006. In India it is primarily found in: Haryana, where 28 percent reside, Tamil Nadu, where 22 percent reside and Bihar, where 20 percent reside. Besides India it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 7 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.
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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