Paraj Surname
Approximately 566 people bear this surname
Paraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 391 | 1:1,961,804 | 67,718 |
| Albania | 83 | 1:35,109 | 5,213 |
| Czechia | 24 | 1:443,061 | 48,767 |
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| Slovakia | 16 | 1:333,528 | 46,365 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Paraj (490) may also be a first name.
Paraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Paraj (Bengali: পরজ, Georgian: ფარაჯ, Hindi: परज, Marathi: पाराज, Oriya: ପରଜ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paraj? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 560,645th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,875,523 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Paraj are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Paraj is also the 383,918th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 490 people.
This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 391 people, or 1 in 1,961,804. In India Paraj is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 54 percent are found, Gujarat, where 21 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 17 percent are found. Barring India this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 15 percent are found and Czechia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paraj in the Georgian language | ||
| ფარაჯ | paraj | - |
| Paraj in the Bengali language | ||
| পরজ | paraja | - |
| Paraj in the Marathi language | ||
| पाराज | paraja | 81.79 |
| पराज | paraja | 5.8 |
| पारज | paraja | 3.43 |
| परज | paraja | 2.64 |
| पाराजावती | parajavati | 2.11 |
| पराग | paraga | 0.79 |
| राज | raja | 0.79 |
| पाराजी | paraji | 0.26 |
| Paraj in the Oriya language | ||
| ପରଜ | paraja | 64.29 |
| ପରାଜ | paraja | 21.43 |
| ପାରାଜ | paraja | 7.14 |
| ପରଯ | paraya | 7.14 |
| Paraj in the Hindi language | ||
| परज | paraja | 57.69 |
| पराज | paraja | 23.08 |
| पारज | paraja | 15.38 |
| पाराज | paraja | 3.85 |
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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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- 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 Paraj
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