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
Firaj (Bengali: ফিরাজ, Hindi: फिराज, Marathi: फीराज, Oriya: ଫିରଜ) is found most in India. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Firaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name Firaj is the 642,034th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 15,407,074 people. It occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 170,132nd most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 1,978 people.
This last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 2,872,904. In India Firaj is mostly found in: Bihar, where 52 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 40 percent reside and Delhi, where 3 percent reside. Aside from India this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 32 percent reside and Greece, where 10 percent reside.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Firaj
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