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
Piraj (Bengali: পিরাজ, Hindi: पिराज, Marathi: िपराज, Oriya: ପିରଜ) is found most in Kosovo. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Piraj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 864,701st most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. The surname Piraj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Piraj are found; 82 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent are found in Albano-Europe. Piraj is also the 477,199th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 336 people.
It is most frequently used in Kosovo, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 10,700. In Kosovo Piraj is most prevalent in: District of Prizren, where 87 percent reside, District of Gjilan, where 9 percent reside and District of Ferizaj, where 3 percent reside. Besides Kosovo this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 14 percent reside and Albania, where 12 percent reside.
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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