Balaji
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit बालाजी (bālājī), from बाल (bāla, “young boy, the form of Vishnu at the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh.”) + -जी (-jī, “honorific”). The surname is particularly found in Andhra Pradesh.
Proper noun[edit]
Balaji (plural Balajis)
- A surname from Tamil.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Balaji is the 27707th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 868 individuals. Balaji is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.54%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Balaji”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 87.