Poojar Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Poojar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 171 | 1:4,485,762 | 116,822 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Poojar (26) may also be a first name.
Poojar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poojar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poojar (Hindi: पूजा, Marathi: पूजार) is found most in India. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poojar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,290,735th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Poojar live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Poojar is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 26 people.
Poojar is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 4,485,762. In India Poojar is most numerous in: Karnataka, where 42 percent are found, Telangana, where 30 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 6 percent are found. Excluding India it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poojar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poojar in the Hindi language | ||
| पूजा | puja | 84.62 |
| पूजार | pujara | 7.69 |
| पूजर | pujara | 7.69 |
| Poojar in the Marathi language | ||
| पूजार | pujara | 66.67 |
| पुजारी | pujari | 16.67 |
| पुजार | pujara | 16.67 |
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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 Poojar
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