Piraj Surname
Approximately 314 people bear this surname
Piraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 174 | 1:10,700 | 1,577 |
| Greece | 44 | 1:251,813 | 38,343 |
| Albania | 37 | 1:78,758 | 8,507 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Afghanistan | 22 | 1:1,461,508 | 12,026 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Piraj (336) may also be a first name.
Piraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Piraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Piraj (Bengali: পিরাজ, Hindi: पिराज, Marathi: िपराज, Oriya: ପିରଜ) occurs in Kosovo more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Piraj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 864,701st most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,208,745 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Piraj reside; 82 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 477,199th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 336 people.
The surname Piraj is most prevalent in Kosovo, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 10,700. In Kosovo Piraj is mostly concentrated in: District of Prizren, where 87 percent live, District of Gjilan, where 9 percent live and District of Ferizaj, where 3 percent live. Barring Kosovo this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 14 percent live and Albania, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Piraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Piraj in the Bengali language | ||
| পিরাজ | piraja | - |
| Piraj in the Oriya language | ||
| ପିରଜ | piraja | 66.67 |
| ପିରାଜ | piraja | 33.33 |
| Piraj in the Marathi language | ||
| िपराज | iparaja | 65.57 |
| िपरज | iparaja | 18.03 |
| िपराजी | iparaji | 6.56 |
| पीराज | piraja | 6.56 |
| राजे | raje | 1.64 |
| पीराजा | piraja | 1.64 |
| Piraj in the Hindi language | ||
| पिराज | piraja | 40 |
| पीरज | piraja | 36 |
| पिरजा | piraja | 12 |
| पीराज | piraja | 4 |
| पिरज | piraja | 4 |
| पिरेाज | pireaja | 4 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Piraj
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