Gurjar Surname

14,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gurjar 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.

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Gurjar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India37,6771:20,3591,570
United Arab Emirates1881:48,7354,882
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
England1071:520,73032,731
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Canada511:722,46357,796
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Australia291:930,88655,860
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Norway131:395,56035,657
Oman61:614,6626,082
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
China31:455,773,85521,925
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Gurjar (416) may also be a first name.

Gurjar 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

This surname derives from the term gurjar, which in Sanskrit means 'destroyer of enemies'.

- joginder

Gurjar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gurjar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gurjar (Hindi: गुर्जर, Marathi: गुजर्र, Oriya: ଗୁରଜର) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurjar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,491st most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 189,366 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gurjar live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Gurjar is also the 421,501st most common first name globally. It is borne by 416 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 37,677 people, or 1 in 20,359. In India Gurjar is most frequent in: Rajasthan, where 65 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 12 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 10 percent reside. Beside India this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Gurjar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gurjar last name are 17.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gurjar earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 36.21% more than the national average, earning $58,773 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.32% less than the national average, earning $42,073 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guurjar9218/
Gurjaar9212/
Gurjjar928/
Gurjarr927/
Gurrjar926/
Gurjare925/
Gurjair925/
Ngurjar921/
Gaurjar921/
Gurjiar921/
Gourjar921/
Urjar911/
Ghurjhar863/
Gurhar8329/
Girjar833/
Gorjar833/
Gursar832/
Gurzar832/
Guriar831/
Ghurajhar8028/
Gauriar7714/
Goorjar7713/
Gaurhar778/
Gurkhar773/
Girijar771/
Guriard771/
Gouryar771/
Gurihar771/
Gurchar771/
Hurjaur771/
Guryard770/
Gurhart770/
Uriar738/
Orjar737/
Urear730/
Gaurihar71103/
Gorajhar714/
Gourihar714/
Gourhard711/
Gurchard711/
Gurrchar710/
Gurheart710/
Giryar6746/
Gorzar676/
Ghorajhar674/
Uriart674/
Gorjor671/
Uriarz671/
Orjaar671/
Urihar671/
Guryarova671/
Giriar671/
Gurior670/

Gurjar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurjar in the Hindi language
गुर्जरgurjara94.7
गूर्जरgurjara4.59
गुरजरgurajara0.07
गुर्जर्gurjar0.04
गुुर्जरguurjara0.03
गुरजारgurajara0.02
कुंवरkunvara0.01
गुर्जारgurjara0.01
सुन्दरsundara0.01
गुजरgujara0.01
कुमारkumara0.01
गुजर्रgujarra0.01
Gurjar in the Marathi language
गुजर्रgujarra93.1
गूजर्रgujarra1.79
गुरजरgurajara1.67
गुजरgujara1.24
गुरजारgurajara0.95
गुलजरgulajara0.11
गजर्रgajarra0.07
गौरवgaurava0.07
गूरजरgurajara0.04
गुजरानेgujarane0.04
गुजरर्gujarar0.04
गुरकरgurakara0.04
गुलजारgulajara0.02
गुजरणgujarana0.02
Gurjar in the Oriya language
ଗୁରଜରgurajara50
ଗୁରଜାରgurajara50

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