Firaj Surname
Approximately 473 people bear this surname
Firaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 267 | 1:2,872,904 | 87,446 |
| Albania | 153 | 1:19,046 | 3,293 |
| Greece | 45 | 1:246,218 | 37,554 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Firaj (1,978) may also be a first name.
Firaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Firaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Firaj (Bengali: ফিরাজ, Hindi: फिराज, Marathi: फीराज, Oriya: ଫିରଜ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Firaj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 642,034th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 15,407,074 people. The surname Firaj occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Firaj are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Firaj is also the 170,132nd most common first name world-wide, held by 1,978 people.
The surname Firaj is most widely held in India, where it is held by 267 people, or 1 in 2,872,904. In India Firaj is mostly found in: Bihar, where 52 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 40 percent are found and Delhi, where 3 percent are found. Aside from India Firaj exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 32 percent are found and Greece, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Firaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Firaj in the Hindi language | ||
| फिराज | phiraja | 90.66 |
| फीराज | phiraja | 4.74 |
| Firaj in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫିରଜ | phiraja | 88 |
| ଫିେରାଜ | phieraja | 8 |
| ଫିର | phira | 4 |
| Firaj in the Bengali language | ||
| ফিরাজ | phiraja | 50 |
| ফিরজ | phiraja | 50 |
| Firaj in the Marathi language | ||
| फीराज | phiraja | 36.73 |
| िफरज | ipharaja | 32.65 |
| िफराज | ipharaja | 20.41 |
| फीरज | phiraja | 6.12 |
| िमरजी | imaraji | 2.04 |
| फीरेाज | phireaja | 2.04 |
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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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- 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 Firaj
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