Gururaj Surname

384,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Gururaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gururaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6681:1,148,30146,645
United States981:3,698,561204,970
United Arab Emirates851:107,7919,280
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Gururaj (10,046) may also be a first name.

Gururaj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gururaj (Hindi: गुरूराज, Marathi: गुरुराज, Oriya: ଗୁରୁରାଜ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gururaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 384,654th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,886,954 people. The last name Gururaj occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Gururaj are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 72 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 61,049th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10,046 people.

This surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 668 people, or 1 in 1,148,301. In India it is most prevalent in: Karnataka, where 64 percent live, Maharashtra, where 6 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 6 percent live. Outside of India it is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent live.

Gururaj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gururaj are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% registered with the party.

Gururaj earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.33% more than the national average, earning $68,318 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gururaja93185/
Gururaju9348/
Gurruraj931/
Gurura92313/
Goururaju887/
Gaururaju887/
Gururajaa881/
Kgururaju881/
Gurgura8684/
Guruura861/
Gururra861/
Urura8331/
Gururayi8013/
Ghururah809/
Aururaja801/
Ngururai801/
Nguraura801/
Gurure774,207/
Hurura7716/
Ururas779/
Gururi778/
Aurura775/
Gorura771/
Gourgoura7593/
Ghouroura751/
Ngururi71289/
Gurguri71279/
Ururahy7194/
Gururii7122/
Guruuri7116/
Hurhura7115/
Gurgure7113/
Gusruri7113/
Goruray7113/
Uruthra719/
Ngurure718/
Ghurure715/
Ururach713/
Urrutra712/
Gururiy712/
Ghururi712/
Urourah712/
Gurrora711/
Gurureu711/
Gurusri711/
Gurutre711/
Gurutri711/
Ururayi711/
Hururau711/
Ururi671,686/
Urure67130/
Orura673/
Ng'urure671/
D'Aurura671/
Gouroure671/
Gururrez670/
Urora670/

Gururaj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gururaj in the Oriya language
ଗୁରୁରାଜgururaja-
Gururaj in the Hindi language
गुरूराजgururaja83.78
गुरुराजgururaja16.22
Gururaj in the Marathi language
गुरुराजgururaja81.51
गुरूराजgururaja15.79
गुरुरजgururaja1.48
गूरूराजgururaja0.32
गूरुराजgururaja0.19
गुरवgurava0.06
गुर्रुराजgurruraja0.06
गुंडूरावgundurava0.06
गरुराजgaruraja0.06
गुरूताजgurutaja0.06
गुरुरgurura0.06
गुूरुराजguururaja0.06

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gururaj
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