Gurjaar Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gurjaar Surname User-submission:

This is a warrior caste surname of north India. in north India, there are prominently 4 warrior castes: the Rajputs, the Jats, the Gurjars, and the Yadavs. These 4 are the most feared castes of north India. It is said Radha the consort of Krishna was from the Gurjar caste.

Read More About This Surname

Gurjaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India121:63,922,115578,870

Gurjaar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a warrior caste surname of north India. in north India, there are prominently 4 warrior castes: the Rajputs, the Jats, the Gurjars, and the Yadavs. These 4 are the most feared castes of north India. It is said Radha the consort of Krishna was from the Gurjar caste. The state of Gujarat derives its name from the word gurjars who ruled the land around 6 to the mid 11 century AD. The statue of unity (Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel) of Gujarat is from Gurjar's caste.

- ajit.gurjar2000

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurjar9238,484/
Guurjar8618/
Gurjjar868/
Gurjarr867/
Gurrjar866/
Gurjare865/
Gurjair865/
Gurjiar861/
Gaurjar861/
Ngurjar861/
Gourjar861/
Urjar831/
Ghurjhar803/
Gurhar7729/
Gorjar773/
Girjar773/
Gurzar772/
Gursar772/
Orjaar771/
Guriar771/
Ghurajhar7528/
Gauriar7114/
Goorjar7113/
Gaurhar718/
Gurkhar713/
Guriard711/
Gouryar711/
Gurihar711/
Gurchar711/
Girijar711/
Hurjaur711/
Gurhart710/
Guryard710/
Gaurihar67103/
Uriar678/
Orjar677/
Gorajhar674/
Gourihar674/
Gourhard671/
Gurchard671/
Gurrchar670/
Gurheart670/
Urear670/

Gurjaar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurjaar in the Hindi language
गुर्जरgurjara-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Gurjaar
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis