Praju Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Praju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 72 | 1:395,569 | 3,974 |
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Praju (948) may also be a first name.
Praju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Praju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Praju (Hindi: प्रजु, Marathi: पीराजु, Oriya: ପିରାଜୁ) occurs more in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Praju? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,434,893rd most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name Praju occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Praju are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 262,398th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 948 people.
Praju is most commonly used in Nepal, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 395,569. In Nepal it is primarily found in: Gandaki, where 88 percent are found, Lumbini, where 10 percent are found and Narayani, where 1 percent are found. Besides Nepal this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in India, where 39 percent are found and Taiwan, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Praju Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Praju in the Oriya language | ||
| ପିରାଜୁ | piraju | 50 |
| ପଜୁ | paju | 50 |
| Praju in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रजु | praju | 40 |
| प्राजू | praju | 20 |
| प्रजू | praju | 20 |
| पीराजू | piraju | 20 |
| Praju in the Marathi language | ||
| पीराजु | piraju | 25 |
| पवाराजु | pavaraju | 25 |
| राजू | raju | 25 |
| पीराजू | piraju | 25 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Praju
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