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Raja
The strongest concentration of Raja in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 12 of 25 arrivals (48 percent) originating there.
25
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
9
Comuni of
origin
5
Regioni
represented
3
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Sicilia
12 of 25
48 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Raja line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Raja arrivals came from Sicilia, most often from the provincia of Palermo. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
The surname alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.
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A Raja from Sicilia
Most often from Palermo (PA)
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Persone notevoli
Notable Raja on Wikipedia
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Raja was recorded between 1830 and 1912.