Dheraj Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Dheraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 42 | 1:4,253,426 | 29,680 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
Dheraj (1,104) may also be a first name.
Dheraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dheraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dheraj (Hindi: धीरज, Marathi: धीरज, Oriya: ଧୀରଜ) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dheraj.
How Common Is The Last Name Dheraj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,333,370th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Dheraj reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Dheraj is also the 240,121st most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,104 people.
The last name Dheraj is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 4,253,426. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Sindh, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan Dheraj occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dheraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dheraj in the Oriya language | ||
| ଧୀରଜ | dhiraja | - |
| Dheraj in the Hindi language | ||
| धीरज | dhiraja | 93.75 |
| धेरजा | dheraja | 3.13 |
| घीरज | ghiraja | 1.56 |
| धेराज | dheraja | 1.56 |
| Dheraj in the Marathi language | ||
| धीरज | dhiraja | 50 |
| िधरज | idharaja | 37.5 |
| राज | raja | 4.17 |
| धेराज | dheraja | 4.17 |
| धेरज | dheraja | 4.17 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dheraj
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