Valaj Surname
Approximately 359 people bear this surname
Valaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 286 | 1:2,682,047 | 83,610 |
| Lithuania | 68 | 1:44,626 | 7,428 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
Valaj (104) may also be a first name.
Valaj Demographics
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Valaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Valaj (Marathi: वाळज) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Valaj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Valaj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 786,896th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Valaj live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 925,156th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 104 people.
It is most frequent in India, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 2,682,047. In India Valaj is most common in: Gujarat, where 74 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 26 percent reside. Apart from India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Lithuania, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Valaj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Valaj last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
Valaj earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Valaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valaj in the Marathi language | ||
| वाळज | valaja | 57.73 |
| वालज | valaja | 34.02 |
| वाळुज | valuja | 2.06 |
| वालजावणी | valajavani | 2.06 |
| वाळंेज | valameja | 2.06 |
| वालाज | valaja | 1.03 |
| वाळाज | valaja | 1.03 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Valaj
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