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 surname Pooja (Arabic: بوجا, Bengali: পূজা, Hindi: पूजा, Marathi: पोज, Oriya: ପୂଜା, Tibetan: པུ་ཇ་) is found most in India. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pooja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pooja is the 43,325th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 606,638 people. The 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. Pooja is also the 1,583rd most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 622,059 people.
This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 11,220 people, or 1 in 68,366. In India Pooja is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 66 percent reside, Telangana, where 7 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 7 percent reside. Aside from India Pooja exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 5 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
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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