Gouraj Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Gouraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Gouraj (18) may also be a first name.
Gouraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gouraj (Marathi: गौराज, Oriya: େଗୗରଜ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouraj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Gouraj live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Gouraj is also the 2,608,198th most common first name on earth, borne by 18 people.
The last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 23,970,793. In India Gouraj is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 75 percent reside, Karnataka, where 16 percent reside and Bihar, where 3 percent reside. Excluding India this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gouraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gouraj in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗୗରଜ | egaraja | - |
| Gouraj in the Marathi language | ||
| गौराज | gauraja | 91.43 |
| गौरव | gaurava | 2.86 |
| गोऊराज | go'uraja | 2.86 |
| गोउराजानोबा | go'urajanoba | 2.86 |
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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 Gouraj
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