Haj is used as a family name or surname in Tunisia. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Haj
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Tunisia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Haj

How popular is Haj?

Haj is common in Tunisia.

Haj is ranked 3794 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Hajs grew by 42.32804 per cent to 269 since 2000 and ranked 72332 after elevating 18320 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.5 70.37
Hispanic or Latino 5.95 4.76
Black 3.35 0
Others 2.97 19.58
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.23 4.76
Haj is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Syria which signifies that it is originated from Syria. Around 143972 people have been found who wears Haj as their family name. Haj is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
28,661 Serbia8
742 Yemen7
7,031 China6
46,707 New Zealand5
1,922 Libya3
11,392 Slovakia3
931 Gabon3
3,841 Bosnia3
6,103 Cyprus2
23,344 Austria2
4,086 Angola2
20,837 Venezuela2
20,186 Kenya2
19,093 Finland2
19,046 Ireland2
14,004 Hungary2
31,767 Greece2
40,064 Nigeria2
14,521 Portugal2
17,547 Colombia2
54,135 Philippines2
15,162 Costa Rica1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
8,268 Mauritius1
1,254 Gibraltar1
6,149 Ethiopia1
6,967 Macedonia1
7,847 Albania1
7,314 Bolivia1
9,498 Iceland1
692 Guinea1
9,591 Panama1
29,046 Japan1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
165,773 Belarus1
7,895 South Korea1
15,705 Cameroon1
10,958 Bangladesh1
19,810 Croatia1
700 Somalia1
11,923 Slovenia1
340 Comoros1
3,307 Malta1
18,969 Wales1
6,033 Benin1
24,460 Armenia1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
3,214 Niger1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,023 Tanzania49
95,301 Ukraine44
7,306 Mauritania34
20,103 Norway33
43,298 Czech Republic27
71,059 Australia24
23,914 Denmark20
18,457 Scotland20
94,051 Kazakhstan19
15,050 Singapore18
7,162 Thailand15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
12,684 Switzerland90
20,785 Belgium82
528 Brunei79
56,973 South Africa73
33,225 Spain71
33,970 Netherlands66
2,438 Bahrain61
172,092 Russia56
18,409 Sweden51
Countries with hundreds of Haj:
6,001 Pakistan880
11,207 France820
9,871 Turkey769
55,765 United States465
26,547 Brazil461
924 Kuwait401
67,663 India390
17,922 Poland334
5,855 Sri Lanka326
7,729 Ghana320
6,650 Malaysia304
2,051 Oman248
39,356 Italy213
25,123 England194
1,333 Qatar185
67,903 Indonesia126
15,064 Romania125
27,448 Canada124
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Haj:
507 Morocco7,719
542 Saudi Arabia6,618
192 Jordan4,100
1,255 Iraq3,418
348 Lebanon2,300
4,021 Algeria1,696
618 Israel1,661
4,507 Egypt1,532
730 United Arab Emirates1,399
8,780 Germany1,110
Countries with ten thousands of Haj:
16 Syria52,028
131 Sudan29,897
970 Iran12,180
131 Tunisia10,501
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Haj Namesakes

  • Fowsiyo Yusuf Haji Adan, Politician
  • Abdullahi Haji Hassan Mohamed Nuur, Politician
  • Abdeljalil El Hajji, Soccer player
  • Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar, Vice President of Puntland
  • Abdihakim Mohamoud Haji-Faqi, Politician
  • Anisa Hajimumin, Politician
  • Abdirahman Mohamud Haji Hassan, Politician
  • Fowsiyo Yusuf Haji Adan, Politician
  • Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, Politician
  • Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar, Vice President of Puntland
  • In 2008 crime and drama film, Half Past Ten, Sascia Haj characterized Maria Flynn.

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