Yaj Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Yaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2251:3,409,17997,838
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Yaj (686) may also be a first name.

Yaj Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yaj Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Yaj (Hindi: यज्ञ, Marathi: याज, Oriya: ୟାଜ) is most common in India. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 993,593rd most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Yaj live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Yaj is also the 315,870th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 686 people.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 225 people, or 1 in 3,409,179. In India it is most numerous in: Bihar, where 40 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 26 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 16 percent are found. Excluding India this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.

Yaj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yaj surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.

Yaj earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.94% more than the national average, earning $63,403 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaji864,246/
Yaja86904/
Yajo86471/
Yaju86241/
Yaje86165/
Yaaj8612/
Yajj867/
Yaij864/
Yajh862/
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Jyaj861/
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Yahj861/
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Ya80500,316/
Yj80445/
Ayyaj75290/
Yahja75227/
Aiyaj75189/
Aayaj7561/
Yaaji7532/
Yajij7526/
Yaaju7524/
Yajah7522/
Yahji7521/
Hyaju7521/
Yajee7519/
Yajie7517/
Yaaja7516/
Hyaji7514/
Yajih7511/
Jyaju758/
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Jyaji757/
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Jyaja755/
Hyaja755/
Eyyaj754/
Yajou754/
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Hyadj751/
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Ayiaj751/
Jyajp751/
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Yajez751/
Yajiy751/
Yaijh751/
Eyjaj751/
Yhaje751/
Ayeaj751/
Yap67173,355/
Yat6746,191/
Yas6734,336/
Yah6723,022/
Yaa6717,984/
Yax6717,944/
Yoa6717,443/
Yac678,170/
Yaz677,776/
Yay676,804/
Yad675,242/
Yua673,707/
Yaş672,116/
Yea671,832/
Jaj671,598/
Yae671,334/
Hya671,314/
Yaï67786/
Yia67570/
Jya67475/
Yaî67166/
Yha67128/
Øya67117/
Yoj6751/
Yaç6741/
Yahaji6740/
Aiyajh6737/
Yuj6728/
Yahaja6718/
Ayyaji6714/
Yajaya6713/
Yajaha6713/
Yjh6712/
Eaj6710/
Yjt6710/
Aaiyaj679/
Iaj679/
Jyj679/
Yhj679/
Yjp679/
Haiyaj678/
Yajich678/
Yij676/
Yej676/
Hayyaj675/
Yjj675/
Hyj674/
Yjs674/
Yjz674/
Ayyaja673/
Aiyaji673/
Yajoud672/
Yejaja672/
Hyajij671/
Ayyaaj671/
Gayyaj671/
Gaiyaj671/
Aayyaj671/
Aiyaaj671/
Aiyazj671/
Yaajid671/
Yajouh671/
Yaà671/
Yiajie671/
Oyeaje671/
Aiyaje671/
Yajaja671/
Yajidh671/
Yajieh671/
Yjd671/
Ajyaji671/
Yağ670/

Yaj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaj in the Oriya language
ୟାଜyaja-
Yaj in the Marathi language
याजyaja88.89
ियाजiyaja11.11
Yaj in the Hindi language
यज्ञyajna42.75
याजyaja35.11
यजyaja12.21
यज्yaj6.87

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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 Yaj
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