Ziraj Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Ziraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 68 | 1:42,854 | 5,917 |
| Greece | 34 | 1:325,876 | 46,418 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
The alternate forms: Žiraj (11) are calculated separately.
Ziraj (19) may also be a first name.
Ziraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ziraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ziraj (Marathi: िझराज) occurs more in Albania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Žiraj. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ziraj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,746,159th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Ziraj live; 93 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 62 percent live in Albano-Europe. Ziraj is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name on earth It is held by 19 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Albania, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 42,854. In Albania it is most numerous in: Berat County, where 37 percent reside, Fier County, where 37 percent reside and Tirana County, where 16 percent reside. Other than Albania this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 31 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ziraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ziraj in the Marathi language | ||
| िझराज | ijharaja | 85.71 |
| झीराज | jhiraja | 14.29 |
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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 Ziraj
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