Siraj is used as a family name or surname in India. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Siraj
No. of characters: 5
Origin: India
Meaning: Also met in the forms Sirage and even waxing (!), This person is an Arab name meaning 'torch' (Siraj), often applied to the prophet Mohammed. It is found in composition and in Sirajeddine Sirajdin names (= torch of religion).

How popular is Siraj?

Siraj is common in India.

Siraj is ranked 3114 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Sirajs grew by 91.55556 per cent to 431 since 2000 and ranked 48901 after elevating 29937 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 57.08 60.44
Black 27.38 18.67
White 7.89 5.78
Others 6.5 13.33
Hispanic or Latino 1.16 0
Siraj is quite popular family name mostly used in Pakistan while Maldives is ahead in terms of density. Around 175492 people have been found who wears Siraj as their family name. Siraj is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
13,898 Nigeria10
33,253 New Zealand9
88,966 Czech Republic7
13,220 Thailand6
4,921 Uganda5
2,480 Malawi5
10,542 China4
108,034 Italy3
18,114 Algeria3
35,789 Turkey3
1,151 Brunei2
65,594 Belgium2
205 Eritrea2
5,318 Iraq2
19,046 Ireland2
35,969 Denmark2
9,185 Hong Kong2
18,625 Japan2
4,942 Libya1
6,820 Angola1
2,935 Madagascar1
10,683 Cyprus1
2,196 Liberia1
897,276 Russia1
37,779 Serbia1
49,529 Israel1
29,595 Iran1
9,498 Iceland1
24,771 Colombia1
11,923 Slovenia1
58,885 Poland1
8,181 Botswana1
81,201 Switzerland1
8,371 Syria1
14,644 Tunisia1
880 Djibouti1
66,560 Philippines1
492,292 Ukraine1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
18,969 Wales1
25,746 Finland1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
46,962 Spain42
23,443 Norway26
14,963 Scotland26
62,494 Netherlands22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
1,582 Bahrain98
56,973 South Africa73
39,090 Australia54
18,409 Sweden51
Countries with hundreds of Siraj:
2,882 Malaysia885
421 Qatar496
10,157 Kenya471
58,029 United States443
14,587 England398
1,416 Oman371
1,011 Kuwait366
29,416 Indonesia356
7,729 Ghana320
96 Maldives299
61,459 France159
71,225 Germany134
28,858 Tanzania134
6,495 Jordan123
3,067 Singapore112
4,554 Lebanon105
32,758 Canada101
Countries with thousands of Siraj:
518 Saudi Arabia6,888
961 Sudan4,639
898 Sri Lanka3,000
1,061 Afghanistan2,847
2,550 Morocco1,947
692 United Arab Emirates1,452
5,363 Egypt1,226
Countries with ten thousands of Siraj:
403 Pakistan65,879
503 Bangladesh34,720
434 Ethiopia29,018
2,971 India18,116
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Siraj Namesakes

  • Abd Allah Siraj, Politician
  • Malik Siraj Akbar, Writer
  • Abd Allah Siraj, Politician
  • Syed Mustafa Siraj, Writer
  • Anuja Siraj, Author
  • Anwar Siraj, Soccer player
  • Malik Siraj Akbar, Writer
  • Farah Siraj, Musical Artist
  • Ismail Hossain Siraji, Writer
  • Abd Allah Siraj, Politician
  • Karim Siraj, from 1973 drama flick Dosa remaja, who characterized N.

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