Kukreja Surname

26,633rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Saint Martin

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.

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Kukreja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India18,1441:42,2772,952
United States5511:657,82052,659
United Arab Emirates4801:19,0882,248
Thailand3711:190,40031,364
Canada1371:268,94625,310
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
England871:640,43737,483
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Australia501:539,91440,287
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Saint Martin121:2,93074
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Qatar91:262,00030,726
China61:227,886,92811,701
Wales51:618,90625,852
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

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.

- hckukreti

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuckreja93194/
Kukkreja9310/
Kukrejha931/
Kukreeja931/
Khukreja931/
Kukraja8654/
Kokreja8651/
Kukreya8642/
Kukrija8610/
Kukresa867/
Kukroja866/
Kukreza863/
Kukreji862/
Kukreia861/
Kukreha861/
Kukkreya804/
Kookreja801/
Kukrei7715/
Kukray774/
Kukrey774/
Kukraj773/
Kokrea771/
Kukrica7117/
Koukroa717/
Kukreit711/
Koukrai711/
Kukraji711/
Khukree711/
Khukrai711/
Kutkhrai671/

Kukreja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kukreja in the Marathi language
कुकरेजाkukareja97.73
कूकरेजाkukareja1.68
कुकडेजाkukadeja0.26
कुरेजाkureja0.02
कुकरजाkukaraja0.02
कुकुरेजाkukureja0.02
कुरकेजाkurakeja0.02
कुकरेज्याkukarejya0.02
कोकरेजाkokareja0.02
कुपरेजाkupareja0.02
ककुरेजाkakureja0.02
कुकेजाkukeja0.02
कुकराजाkukaraja0.02
कुकेजkukeja0.02
Kukreja in the Hindi language
कुकरेजाkukareja94.97
कुक्रेजाkukreja4.38
कुकरेेजाkukareeja0.16
कुकडेजाkukadeja0.16
कूकरेजाkukareja0.16
Kukreja in the Oriya language
କୁେକଜାkuekaja94.34
କୁକ୍େରଜାkukeraja1.89
କୃେକଜାkrekaja0.94
କୁେକାକାkuekaka0.94
ରାେଜଶraejasa0.94

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