Pookraj Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

Pookraj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pookraj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana41:190,5559,777
England11:55,718,059489,080

Pookraj Last Name Facts

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

Pookraj (Marathi: पूकाराज) is found in Guyana more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pookraj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pookraj is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Pookraj live; 80 percent live in South America and 80 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Guyana, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 190,555. In Guyana Pookraj is mostly found in: Demerara-Mahaica, where 100 percent live. Other than Guyana this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokraj928/
Pokhraj8626/
Pokrajc861/
Pokra8335/
Pakraj7714/
Pokhra7711/
Pokrap772/
Pokrai771/
Pokrae771/
Pokrajová754/
Pokrass71237/
Potkrat7193/
Pockras7116/
Phokroa7113/
Pokratz7110/
Phokrai719/
Pakhraj718/
Pocraja713/
Pookred712/
Pokhray711/
Poukraa711/
Pookrit711/
Pookrue711/
Pokraut710/
Pakra67423/
Photkrai67254/
Pokre67121/
Photkrap6765/
Pocra6762/
Pokhriya6745/
Pockrass6722/
Pokri6715/
Podkrash677/
Pohykrat671/
Poqra671/
Pokry671/
Pakhrajj671/

Pookraj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pookraj in the Marathi language
पूकाराजpukaraja-

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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 Pookraj
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