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 last name Poojar (Hindi: पूजा, Marathi: पूजार) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Poojar.
How Common Is The Last Name Poojar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,290,735th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname Poojar occurs mostly 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 worldwide, held by 26 people.
The last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 4,485,762. In India Poojar is mostly found in: Karnataka, where 42 percent are found, Telangana, where 30 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 6 percent are found. Barring India it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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- 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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