Hardwaj Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Canada

Hardwaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hardwaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India111:69,733,217610,955
Canada21:18,422,796409,488

Hardwaj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hardwaj (Marathi: हराज) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hardwaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Hardwaj live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Hardwaj is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India Hardwaj is most prevalent in: Madhya Pradesh, where 36 percent live, Delhi, where 18 percent live and Maharashtra, where 18 percent live. Besides India this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chardwaj931/
Hardwa921/
Hardway861,017/
Hardwae861/
Gardwaj861/
Hartdway800/
Ardwad774/
Ardway772/
Hardba771/
Arduaj771/
Hartwa770/
Hardwe770/
Hartway71332/
Chardua7122/
Aardwad716/
Ardwaad712/
Chardva711/
Hartwij711/
Gardway710/
Hardwie710/
Ardua6717/
Heartway674/
Ardba672/
Chartwat671/
Hartwath671/
Gardwuah671/
Artwa671/
Aardhwad671/
Harthway671/
Hartwatz670/
Hartwatt670/

Hardwaj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hardwaj in the Marathi language
हराजharaja-

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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 Hardwaj
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