Zaj Surname

554,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Serbia

Zaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2091:181,86024,921
Iran1141:673,53135,891
Serbia611:117,1308,900
Hungary391:251,69920,039
Romania361:557,71941,269
Jordan281:315,80111,232
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
India91:85,229,487684,495
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Zaj (707) may also be a first name.

Zaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zaj is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zaj is the 554,308th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 12,673,993 people. Zaj is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Zaj live; 49 percent live in Eastern Europe and 36 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Zaj is also the 310,684th most common first name on earth, held by 707 people.

The last name Zaj is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 181,860. Apart from Poland this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 20 percent reside and Serbia, where 11 percent reside.

Zaj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zaj surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Zaj earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.98% more than the national average, earning $49,183 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.49% more than the national average, earning $66,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaji864,007/
Zajc863,960/
Zaja861,575/
Szaj861,109/
Zaaj86573/
Ziaj86197/
Zajt86104/
Zaje8683/
Zajy8669/
Zajo8626/
Zgaj869/
Zaju868/
Zajj867/
Zzaj862/
Rzaj861/
Jzaj861/
Zajz861/
Zajó861/
Zadj861/
Zajp861/
Zajs861/
Zajx861/
Zaxj861/
Zasj861/
Za80131,697/
Zj8018/
Ziaja754,563/
Szaja75494/
Zajas75486/
Zahaj75137/
Zjajo75111/
Szajt7568/
Zajch7534/
Zajst7526/
Zajsz7520/
Zajtz7516/
Zajah7515/
Zajcz7513/
Zajes7512/
Zajot7511/
Rzaij7510/
Zajou758/
Szajó756/
Zahje755/
Zaaji755/
Zaaje754/
Szajp754/
Zjaja754/
Zaadj753/
Zajih753/
Zajoš753/
Zajoe752/
Zhadj752/
Zajus752/
Zjaji752/
Zhaij751/
Zajhe751/
Zajzc751/
Zaidj751/
Zajee751/
Zajie751/
Zajip751/
Zajoz751/
Zsaja751/
Zsaji751/
Szajd751/
Zaajh751/
Zia67115,472/
Zai6755,860/
Zea6732,188/
Zau6724,560/
Zad6714,693/
Zay6713,392/
Zoa676,904/
Zac674,604/
Saj674,281/
Zha673,639/
Zaz673,561/
Zas672,867/
Zaa672,671/
Zat672,391/
Caj672,213/
Jaj671,598/
Rza67971/
Zae67598/
Zax67448/
Zap67282/
Szajcz67209/
Zuj67184/
Zajusz67175/
Zza67155/
Zaß67145/
Zga67136/
Hza6768/
Jza6764/
Zaujah6751/
Zhj6722/
Szahaj6716/
Sza6715/
Zca6715/
Zjd6714/
Šaj6713/
Zajosz6712/
Zaň6712/
Zsa6711/
Zjp6710/
Zahaji679/
Zej679/
Zzj679/
Zajova678/
Zoj678/
Jzj677/
Hzj677/
Xza677/
Zja677/
Zji677/
Zjj677/
Zajouz676/
Xzj676/
Zjz676/
Zaï675/
Zxj675/
Xaj675/
Szajsz674/
Zjt674/
Zcj674/
Zujaja673/
Zéa673/
Zaá673/
Rzj673/
Zjy673/
Zxa673/
Zahaja673/
Zajith672/
Zje672/
Zjh672/
Dziajo672/
Zajová671/
Zajush671/
Zaî671/
Zaȑ671/
Zahjie671/
Zajaud671/
Zajous671/
Szj671/

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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 Zaj
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