Brijraj Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Guyana

Brijraj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brijraj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Guyana171:44,8374,218
India71:109,580,769786,157
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080

Brijraj (2,443) may also be a first name.

Brijraj Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brijraj Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Brijraj (Hindi: बृजराज, Marathi: जराज) occurs most in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brijraj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,817,111th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Brijraj reside; 48 percent reside in Southern Africa and 48 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 149,758th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 2,443 people.

The last name Brijraj is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,105,667. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 53 percent are found, Gauteng, where 35 percent are found and Western Cape, where 10 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Guyana, where 17 percent are found.

Brijraj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brijraj are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brijraj earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 195.38% more than the national average, earning R 701,940 per year and in United States they earn 7.83% less than the national average, earning $39,769 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brijrajh9335/
Brajraj8611/
Brira8355/
Brajraji801/
Brirajit801/
Briera7754/
Bhrira7733/
Britra776/
Breira774/
Brisra771/
Brirha771/
Braira771/
Briraud7121/
Brishra711/
Brera67990/
Brire67225/
Briri67178/
Breijere6730/
Brergaja672/
Brairait671/
Bryra671/
Briry670/

Brijraj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brijraj in the Hindi language
बृजराजbrjaraja94.1
ब्रजराजbrajaraja2.58
ब्रिजराजbrijaraja2.58
वृजराजvrjaraja0.18
ब्रीजराजbrijaraja0.18
ब़जराजbajaraja0.18
व़जराजvajaraja0.09
बृजरजbrjaraja0.09
Brijraj in the Marathi language
जराजjaraja69.44
ीजराजijaraja26.65
बृजराजbrjaraja1.71
वृजराजvrjaraja0.49
बीजराजbijaraja0.24
बजराजbajaraja0.24
बृिजराजbrijaraja0.24
बृजरामbrjarama0.24
ऋषीराजrsiraja0.24
िवजराजivajaraja0.24

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brijraj
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