Poojari Surname

38,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Poojari Surname User-submission:

The Shivarchaka surname comes from the words shiva, meaning 'lord', and archaka, meaning 'member of perform Pooja'. Shivarchaka takes care of Lord Shiva.

Poojari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11,6971:65,5784,464
United Arab Emirates9221:9,9371,249
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Oman2951:12,5021,439
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
England271:2,063,63279,942
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Wales51:618,90625,852
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Macau41:150,408604
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
China31:455,773,85521,925
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Maldives11:404,1727,269
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Poojari (1,482) may also be a first name.

Poojari Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Shivarchaka surname comes from the words shiva, meaning 'lord', and archaka, meaning 'member of perform Pooja'. Shivarchaka takes care of Lord Shiva.

- manjunatha

Poojari Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Poojari Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Poojari (Hindi: पूजारी, Marathi: पुजारी) is most common in India. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poojari? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 38,209th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 529,041 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Poojari are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Poojari is also the 202,116th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 1,482 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 11,697 people, or 1 in 65,578. In India Poojari is most common in: Maharashtra, where 45 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 21 percent reside and Telangana, where 11 percent reside. Excluding India this surname exists in 55 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent reside.

Poojari Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poojari last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Poojari earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.07% more than the national average, earning $56,986 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poojaari9367/
Poojhari933/
Poojarie931/
Poojario931/
Pfoojari931/
Poojarit931/
Pojari921,048/
Poojri921/
Poojary8611,275/
Poojara86310/
Poojare8659/
Poosari8630/
Poojeri864/
Phojari863/
Poozari862/
Poojiri861/
Puojari861/
Poujari861/
Pojeari861/
Pooyari861/
Poojaree804/
Poochari801/
Poojaray801/
Poojarey801/
Poojsary801/
Poojarry801/
Pujari77295,270/
Pajari771,682/
Pocori77660/
Pojeri77475/
Pijari77216/
Posari7746/
Pocari7725/
Pejari7721/
Pozari7720/
Poyari7711/
Pojary776/
Pojiri774/
Pojare772/
Pojara772/
Pohjri771/
Poojra771/
Poojry771/
Požari771/
Poorzarei752/
Pajarit71491/
Puujari71148/
Phujari71101/
Pozhari7172/
Pajaris7168/
Pozzari7133/
Pajjari7117/
Pajarai7113/
Pujarai7112/
Pujarii7112/
Pajhari7111/
Pochari7111/
Pochori7111/
Pfocori7111/
Pajairi719/
Pokhari718/
Ppujari717/
Pujariy717/
Padjari716/
Poosary716/
Pojares715/
Pujarri714/
Phajari714/
Piejari714/
Puhjari713/
Pujarie713/
Pasoori713/
Poucari713/
Pojaree713/
Pijarai712/
Pajario712/
Posoori711/
Pojjary711/
Pojoris711/
Pokhori711/
Poojray711/
Payoori711/
Pujarei711/
Pujarij711/
Pujauri711/
Pujoori711/
Ppijari711/
Pijjari711/
Pajajri711/
Pajariy711/
Hpujari711/
Pajariz711/
Podjare711/
Posarri711/
Pooshchari711/
Pouyori711/
Bpozari711/
Phoosaisri711/
Phoocharit711/
Poojera711/
Pujarit711/
Pajauri711/
Pouri673,658/
Pajri672,379/
Pairi67881/
Pauri67565/
Payri67486/
Parei67164/
Poeri6790/
Phajarei6772/
Paeri6757/
Peari6751/
Poiri6750/
Pozarich6736/
Pujri6713/
Pokhariy6711/
Pourzari6710/
Pachoori678/
Pouziari675/
Pajjoori674/
Phujariy674/
Pajarrai674/
Pujaraai674/
Pijri673/
Pojre672/
Poosaree672/
Pochgari671/
Pujarich671/
Pujarije671/
Phojaraj671/
Pajariss671/
Phochari671/
Pojra671/
Pochouri671/
Poggiori671/
Poorzare671/
Potjaraj671/
Phoochaisri671/
Pojaraja671/
Poojeera671/

Poojari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poojari in the Hindi language
पूजारीpujari92.16
पुजारीpujari5.88
पूजारी़pujari1.96
Poojari in the Marathi language
पुजारीpujari90.23
पूजारीpujari9.08
पूजरीpujari0.29
पुजरीpujari0.07
पुजारी़pujari0.07
जपुजारीjapujari0.07
पूजारpujara0.04
पुजारीाpujaria0.04
पजारीpajari0.04
पूजारीयाpujariya0.04
पुजारीयाpujariya0.04

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