Giraj Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Giraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
Giraj (52,817) may also be a first name.
Giraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Giraj (Bengali: গীরাজ, Hindi: गिराज, Marathi: िगरज) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Giraj? popularity and diffusion
Giraj is the 2,580,327th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Giraj live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 17,666th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 52,817 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 15,040,498. In India Giraj is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 37 percent are found, Gujarat, where 18 percent are found and Bihar, where 16 percent are found. Apart from India this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Giraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Giraj in the Bengali language | ||
| গীরাজ | giraja | - |
| Giraj in the Hindi language | ||
| गिराज | giraja | 86.85 |
| गिरज | giraja | 6.26 |
| गिर्राज | girraja | 2.43 |
| गीरज | giraja | 1.4 |
| गीराज | giraja | 1.15 |
| गिरजा | giraja | 0.77 |
| जीराज | jiraja | 0.13 |
| गिरीज | girija | 0.13 |
| Giraj in the Marathi language | ||
| िगरज | igaraja | 56.86 |
| िगराज | igaraja | 29.41 |
| िगरजी | igaraji | 2.94 |
| गीराज | giraja | 2.94 |
| गीरज | giraja | 1.96 |
| राज | raja | 1.96 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Giraj
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