Kukreja Surname
Approximately 20,194 people bear this surname
Kukreja Surname User-submission:
This surname is derived from Kuru-jana of Rigveda. Kuru-jana was a group of people from which any person could be elected Raajan (Sanskrit) or part of emperor, like another Janaah in Rigveda (e.g. Yadu-jana, Puru-jana, marut-jana).
Another version is that a devotees family from Gujrat, India came to visit religious place Badrinath, Uttarakhand, India, but due to heavy snow for a long time they had to go to the temple.
Read More About This SurnameKukreja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 18,144 | 1:42,277 | 2,952 |
| United States | 551 | 1:657,820 | 52,659 |
| United Arab Emirates | 480 | 1:19,088 | 2,248 |
| Thailand | 371 | 1:190,400 | 31,364 |
| Canada | 137 | 1:268,946 | 25,310 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| England | 87 | 1:640,437 | 37,483 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 1:8,506,852 | 44,204 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Saint Martin | 12 | 1:2,930 | 74 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Kukreja (142) may also be a first name.
Kukreja Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is derived from Kuru-jana of Rigveda. Kuru-jana was a group of people from which any person could be elected Raajan (Sanskrit) or part of emperor, like another Janaah in Rigveda (e.g. Yadu-jana, Puru-jana, marut-jana).
Another version is that a devotees family from Gujrat, India came to visit religious place Badrinath, Uttarakhand, India, but due to heavy snow for a long time they had to go to the temple. They stayed there for years in a village named Kukerkata and later adopted Kukreti surname, derived from the name of village.
- hckukretiKukreja Demographics
Average Kukreja Salary in
United States
$60,602 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kukreja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kukreja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kukreja (Hindi: कुकरेजा, Marathi: कुकरेजा, Oriya: କୁେକଜା) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kukreja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 26,633rd most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 360,877 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Kukreja reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kukreja is also the 775,413th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 142 people.
Kukreja is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 18,144 people, or 1 in 42,277. In India Kukreja is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 53 percent reside, Delhi, where 24 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 4 percent reside. Outside of India it occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.
Kukreja Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kukreja are 4.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.29% registered with the political party.
The amount Kukreja earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 40.45% more than the national average, earning $60,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.12% more than the national average, earning $59,182 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuckreja | 93 | 194 | / |
| Kukkreja | 93 | 10 | / |
| Kukrejha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kukreeja | 93 | 1 | / |
| Khukreja | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kukraja | 86 | 54 | / |
| Kokreja | 86 | 51 | / |
| Kukreya | 86 | 42 | / |
| Kukrija | 86 | 10 | / |
| Kukresa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kukroja | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kukreza | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kukreji | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kukreia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kukreha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kukkreya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kookreja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kukrei | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kukray | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kukrey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kukraj | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kokrea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kukrica | 71 | 17 | / |
| Koukroa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kukreit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koukrai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kukraji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khukree | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khukrai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kutkhrai | 67 | 1 | / |
Kukreja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kukreja in the Marathi language | ||
| कुकरेजा | kukareja | 97.73 |
| कूकरेजा | kukareja | 1.68 |
| कुकडेजा | kukadeja | 0.26 |
| कुरेजा | kureja | 0.02 |
| कुकरजा | kukaraja | 0.02 |
| कुकुरेजा | kukureja | 0.02 |
| कुरकेजा | kurakeja | 0.02 |
| कुकरेज्या | kukarejya | 0.02 |
| कोकरेजा | kokareja | 0.02 |
| कुपरेजा | kupareja | 0.02 |
| ककुरेजा | kakureja | 0.02 |
| कुकेजा | kukeja | 0.02 |
| कुकराजा | kukaraja | 0.02 |
| कुकेज | kukeja | 0.02 |
| Kukreja in the Hindi language | ||
| कुकरेजा | kukareja | 94.97 |
| कुक्रेजा | kukreja | 4.38 |
| कुकरेेजा | kukareeja | 0.16 |
| कुकडेजा | kukadeja | 0.16 |
| कूकरेजा | kukareja | 0.16 |
| Kukreja in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁେକଜା | kuekaja | 94.34 |
| କୁକ୍େରଜା | kukeraja | 1.89 |
| କୃେକଜା | krekaja | 0.94 |
| କୁେକାକା | kuekaka | 0.94 |
| ରାେଜଶ | raejasa | 0.94 |
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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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