Pooja Surname
Approximately 12,013 people bear this surname
Pooja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 11,220 | 1:68,366 | 4,651 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Mauritius | 11 | 1:117,583 | 7,967 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Pooja (622,059) may also be a first name.
Pooja Demographics
Average Pooja Salary in
United States
$68,597 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pooja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pooja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pooja (Arabic: بوجا, Bengali: পূজা, Hindi: पूजा, Marathi: पोज, Oriya: ପୂଜା, Tibetan: པུ་ཇ་) is found most frequently in India. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pooja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pooja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 43,325th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 606,638 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Pooja are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,583rd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 622,059 people.
Pooja is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 11,220 people, or 1 in 68,366. In India it is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 66 percent live, Telangana, where 7 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 7 percent live. Besides India this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 5 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.
Pooja Last Name Statistics demography
Pooja earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.98% more than the national average, earning $68,597 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pooja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pooja in the Hindi language | ||
| पूजा | puja | 99.36 |
| पुजा | puja | 0.61 |
| पू़जा | puja | 0 |
| पुजा़ | puja | 0 |
| रजा | raja | 0 |
| पजा | paja | 0 |
| पू्जा | puja | 0 |
| पूज | puja | 0 |
| पूजा़ | puja | 0 |
| Pooja in the Bengali language | ||
| পূজা | puja | 86.67 |
| পুজা | puja | 13.33 |
| Pooja in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୂଜା | puja | 81.69 |
| ପୁଜା | puja | 18.31 |
| Pooja in the Tibetan language | ||
| པུ་ཇ་ | puja | 60 |
| པུ་ཇཱ་ | puja | 40 |
| Pooja in the Marathi language | ||
| पोज | poja | 60 |
| पॊऒज | po'oja | 20 |
| ओजस | ojasa | 20 |
| Pooja in the Arabic language | ||
| بوجا | bwja | - |
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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 Pooja
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