Guruja Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Guruja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 125 | 1:6,136,523 | 142,720 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Guruja (75) may also be a first name.
Guruja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guruja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Guruja (Hindi: गुरुजा, Marathi: गुरुजा, Oriya: ଗୁରୁଜା) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guruja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,328,442nd most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname Guruja occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Guruja are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Guruja is also the 1,116,575th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 75 people.
It is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 6,136,523. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 67 percent live, Telangana, where 30 percent live and Maharashtra, where 2 percent live. Barring India this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Guruja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guruja in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୁରୁଜା | guruja | - |
| Guruja in the Marathi language | ||
| गुरुजा | guruja | 87.5 |
| गूरुजा | guruja | 12.5 |
| Guruja in the Hindi language | ||
| गुरुजा | guruja | 75 |
| गुरूजा | guruja | 25 |
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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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- 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 Guruja
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