as a Last Name
- 1,226
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Raj
Meaning & Origins
Indian (northern and southern states): Hindu name from Sanskrit rājā ‘king’. In the northern states, it probably evolved into a family name from use as the final element of a compound personal name such as Prithviraj ‘king of the earth’. In South India it is used only as a male given name, but it has come to be used as a family name in the U.S. among people from South India. Among Tamil and Malayalam speakers who have migrated from their home states, it is a variant of Rajan.
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Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,226
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- California
- has the most people named Raj per capita
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