Hiraj Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Hiraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 119 | 1:1,501,209 | 16,323 |
| Albania | 41 | 1:71,075 | 8,058 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Hiraj (956) may also be a first name.
Hiraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hiraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hiraj (Bengali: হিরাজ, Hindi: हीराज, Marathi: िहराज, Oriya: ହିରଜ) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Hiraj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiraj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hiraj is the 1,239,697th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Hiraj reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 261,062nd most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 956 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 1,501,209. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 90 percent live, Islamabad Capital Territory, where 7 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 3 percent live. Besides Pakistan this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 22 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hiraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hiraj in the Oriya language | ||
| ହିରଜ | hiraja | 75 |
| ହିରାଜ | hiraja | 16.67 |
| ହିରଜ୍ | hiraj | 8.33 |
| Hiraj in the Hindi language | ||
| हीराज | hiraja | 68.24 |
| हिराज | hiraja | 18.82 |
| हीरज | hiraja | 10.59 |
| हिरज | hiraja | 2.35 |
| Hiraj in the Bengali language | ||
| হিরাজ | hiraja | 57.14 |
| হীরাজ | hiraja | 42.86 |
| Hiraj in the Marathi language | ||
| िहराज | iharaja | 54.55 |
| िहरज | iharaja | 33.33 |
| िहराजी | iharaji | 4.55 |
| हीराज | hiraja | 3.03 |
| हीरज | hiraja | 1.52 |
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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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- 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 Hiraj
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