Nuraj Surname
Approximately 644 people bear this surname
Nuraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 282 | 1:6,602 | 1,096 |
| Albania | 202 | 1:14,426 | 2,588 |
| India | 53 | 1:14,472,932 | 242,024 |
| Greece | 31 | 1:357,413 | 49,581 |
| Slovenia | 20 | 1:124,384 | 12,684 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Nuraj (1,282) may also be a first name.
Nuraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nuraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nuraj (Bengali: নুরজ, Hindi: नूरज, Marathi: नुरज, Oriya: ନୁରଜ) is most common in Kosovo. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuraj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nuraj is the 508,499th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,316,065 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Nuraj live; 85 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent live in Albano-Europe. Nuraj is also the 220,154th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 1,282 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kosovo, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 6,602. In Kosovo Nuraj is primarily concentrated in: District of Gjakova, where 60 percent are found, District of Peja, where 37 percent are found and District of Pristina, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Kosovo this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 31 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nuraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nuraj in the Bengali language | ||
| নুরজ | nuraja | - |
| Nuraj in the Marathi language | ||
| नुरज | nuraja | 57.69 |
| नुराज | nuraja | 13.46 |
| नूरज | nuraja | 9.62 |
| नूराज | nuraja | 9.62 |
| नुराज़ | nuraza | 3.85 |
| सुरज | suraja | 1.92 |
| नुरजा | nuraja | 1.92 |
| Nuraj in the Oriya language | ||
| ନୁରଜ | nuraja | 51.72 |
| ନୁରାଜ | nuraja | 24.14 |
| ନୁରଯ | nuraya | 13.79 |
| ନୁରଜ୍ | nuraj | 3.45 |
| ନୁରଜତାି | nurajatai | 3.45 |
| ନୂରଜ | nuraja | 3.45 |
| Nuraj in the Hindi language | ||
| नूरज | nuraja | 48.21 |
| नुरजा | nuraja | 16.07 |
| नुराज | nuraja | 10.71 |
| नूरजा | nuraja | 8.93 |
| नूराज | nuraja | 7.14 |
| नुरज | nuraja | 7.14 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nuraj
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