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
Paraj (Bengali: পরজ, Georgian: ფარაჯ, Hindi: परज, Marathi: पाराज, Oriya: ପରଜ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Paraj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 560,645th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 12,875,523 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Paraj live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Paraj is also the 383,918th most widely held given name internationally, held by 490 people.
The last name Paraj is most common in India, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 1,961,804. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 54 percent reside, Gujarat, where 21 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 17 percent reside. Outside of India this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 15 percent reside and Czechia, where 4 percent reside.
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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