Zaraj Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Zaraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 121 | 1:24,083 | 4,003 |
| Kosovo | 7 | 1:265,981 | 8,180 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
Zaraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zaraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zaraj (Arabic: زاريج) is most common in Albania. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zaraj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,478,479th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The surname Zaraj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Zaraj live; 91 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent live in Albano-Europe.
The last name Zaraj is most widespread in Albania, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 24,083. In Albania it is most prevalent in: Shkodër County, where 93 percent are found, Korçë County, where 2 percent are found and Tirana County, where 2 percent are found. Besides Albania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 5 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zaraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zaraj in the Arabic language | ||
| زاريج | zaryj | - |
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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 Zaraj
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