All over the world, Raj (Raj 
, Радж 
, راج 
, among others...) is a prevalent epicene first name. The first name Raj is characteristic of Qatar, where it is a common primarily boy's, but scarcely female name, India, where it is a common gender-neutral name, and Oman, where it is a common primarily boy's, but very infrequently female name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in India, Saudi Arabia, and Bangladesh. Also, Raj is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Raj | Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, India |
| Радж | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Azerbaijan |
| راج | Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq |
| 拉吉 | China |
Raj is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Raj Koothrappali , the fictional character on the television series The Big Bang Theory and Raj Malhotra , the fictional human, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.
| raj karan singh Indian politician, IN (b. 1836) |
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raj bahadur Indian politician, IN (b. 1912) |
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raj pathria Indian physicist, IN (b. 1933) |
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raj pannu Canadian politician, CA (b. 1934) |
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raj rewal Indian architect, IN (b. 1934) |
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raj bisaria Indian director, actor, producer and educationist, IN (b. 1935) |
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| raj chandra sen Indian politician, IN (b. 1890) |
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raj loomba, baron loomba Businessperson and Member of the House of Lords (born 1943), GB (b. 1943) |
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raj gupta American businessman, US (b. 1945) |
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raj k. aggarwal Anglo-Indian businessman, KE (b. 1949) |
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raj ramayya Indian singer-songwriter, CA (b. 1950) |
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raj jain American computer scientist, US (b. 1951) |
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| hem raj Indian politician, IN (b. 1904) |
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| raj krishna tandon Indian diplomat, IN (b. 1910) |
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| raj kumar talwar Chairman of State Bank of India (b. 1912) |
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