Jiraj Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Jiraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Jiraj (1,776) may also be a first name.
Jiraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jiraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jiraj (Hindi: जीराज, Marathi: िजराज, Oriya: ବୀରାଜ) occurs most in India. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jiraj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Jiraj live; 54 percent live in West Asia and 38 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 181,540th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 1,776 people.
The surname Jiraj is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 60 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 30 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 10 percent are found. Other than India Jiraj is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 31 percent are found and Syria, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jiraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jiraj in the Hindi language | ||
| जीराज | jiraja | 88.18 |
| जिराज | jiraja | 10.95 |
| जीरज | jiraja | 0.61 |
| जीराज् | jiraj | 0.09 |
| जीरा | jira | 0.09 |
| जीरजा | jiraja | 0.09 |
| Jiraj in the Marathi language | ||
| िजराज | ijaraja | 75 |
| जीराज | jiraja | 25 |
| Jiraj in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୀରାଜ | biraja | 50 |
| ଜିରାଜ | jiraja | 50 |
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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 Jiraj
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