Lajarus Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Lajarus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lajarus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1211:6,339,383145,676
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Lajarus (882) may also be a first name.

Lajarus Last Name Facts

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

Lajarus (Hindi: लाजरूस, Marathi: लाजरस, Oriya: ଲାଜରୁସ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lajarus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,441,361st most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Lajarus reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 273,762nd most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 882 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 6,339,383. In India Lajarus is mostly found in: Chhattisgarh, where 43 percent are found, Bihar, where 27 percent are found and Karnataka, where 7 percent are found. Excluding India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lajarus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lajarus in the Hindi language
लाजरूसlajarusa94.87
लाजरुसlajarusa2.56
लजारुसlajarusa2.56
Lajarus in the Oriya language
ଲାଜରୁସlajarusa63.41
ଲାଯରୁସlayarusa19.57
ଲାଜରୁସ୍lajarus5.8
ଲାଯରୂସlayarusa3.62
ଲାଜରୂସlajarusa1.81
ଲଜରୁସlajarusa1.45
ଲାଜାରୁସlajarusa1.09
ଆଲବିସalabisa0.36
ଲାଝରୁସlajharusa0.36
ଲଜରୂସlajarusa0.36
ଲାଯାରୂସlayarusa0.36
ଲଜରୁସ୍lajarus0.36
ଲାଯାରୁସlayarusa0.36
ଳାଯରୁସlayarusa0.36
ଳାଜରୁସlajarusa0.36
Lajarus in the Marathi language
लाजरसlajarasa50
लाजरूसlajarusa25
लजरुसlajarusa25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lajarus
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