How Many People Have the Last Name Raj?
people had the surname Raj in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 109,890 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 4 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+1,235 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Raj (82.4%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. The next largest group, 7.5%, are non-Hispanic and of two or more races. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Raj ranks #468. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 77.5% to 82.4%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 10.7% to 7.1%.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Raj grew from 1,437 people in 2000 to 2,672 in 2010 (up 85.9%), and its rank rose from #17,935 to #11,728.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 1,437 | 2,672 |
| Rank | #17,935 | #11,728 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.53 | 0.91 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Raj
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Raj: R200
👤 Raj as a First Name
Raj is a first name too: about 2,096 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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