Last name महाराज (Maraz 
, Maharaja 
, महाराज) , throughout the world, is quite a common family name. The last name महाराज is characteristic of Bolivia, where it is quite a rare surname, Hungary, and Turkey. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Turkey, Bolivia, and Argentina. Very seldom, महाराज is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Maraz | Bolivia, Turkey, Argentina, Hungary, Bangladesh |
| Maharaja | Sri Lanka, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates |
Mahaaraaja, Maharaj, มหาราช, and មហារាជ
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श्री सेठ दयाल सिंह जी महाराज founder and first guru of Radha Soami sect (1818-1878), IN (b. 1818) |
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श्रीधर स्वामी महाराज prominent Marathi-Kannada saint and religious poet in the Hindu tradition, IN (b. 1908) |
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पुनीत महाराज Hindu saint and writer (1908-1962), IN (b. 1908) |
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तुकडोजी महाराज Social reformer, freedom fighter from Maharashtra (1909-1968), IN (b. 1909) |
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जगद्गुरु श्री कृपालु जी महाराज spiritual leader, IN (b. 1922) |
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भीमसिंह महाराज (b. 1923) |
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बिरजू महाराज Indian dancer, IN (b. 1938) |
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विकास महाराज Indian sarod player and composer, IN (b. 1957) |
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| शंभु महाराज Indian dancer, IN (b. 1910) |
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| किशन महाराज Indian musician, IN (b. 1923) |
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| जगतगुरू तत्वदर्शी संत रामपाल जी महाराज Indian saint, IN (b. 1951) |
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| भाऊसाहेब महाराज founder of the Inchegeri Sampradaya, IN |
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| राजनरायण बुधौलिया उर्फ रज्जू महाराज IN |
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