Guraj Surname
Approximately 1,117 people bear this surname
Guraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 755 | 1:3,860 | 698 |
| Poland | 118 | 1:322,108 | 37,500 |
| India | 84 | 1:9,131,731 | 182,786 |
| Greece | 61 | 1:181,636 | 29,268 |
| Kosovo | 48 | 1:38,789 | 3,467 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Guraj (215) may also be a first name.
Guraj Demographics
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Guraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Guraj (Hindi: गुरजा, Marathi: गुरज, Oriya: ଗୁରାଜ) is borne by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Guraj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 331,287th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,524,213 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Guraj live; 77 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent live in Albano-Europe. Guraj is also the 616,131st most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 215 people.
The surname is most widespread in Albania, where it is carried by 755 people, or 1 in 3,860. In Albania Guraj is most frequent in: Berat County, where 57 percent reside, Shkodër County, where 19 percent reside and Korçë County, where 8 percent reside. Besides Albania it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 11 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.
Guraj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Guraj surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.
Guraj earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.57% more than the national average, earning $72,738 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Guraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guraj in the Marathi language | ||
| गुरज | guraja | 82.93 |
| गुराज | guraja | 14.63 |
| गूराज | guraja | 2.44 |
| Guraj in the Hindi language | ||
| गुरजा | guraja | 66.67 |
| गुरज | guraja | 8.89 |
| गूरज | guraja | 6.67 |
| गुराज | guraja | 6.67 |
| गिरजा | giraja | 4.44 |
| गुरज् | guraj | 4.44 |
| गूरजा | guraja | 2.22 |
| Guraj in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୁରାଜ | guraja | 50 |
| ଗୁରଜ | guraja | 50 |
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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 Guraj
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