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
Praju (Hindi: प्रजु, Marathi: पीराजु, Oriya: ପିରାଜୁ) is carried by more people in Nepal than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Praju? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,434,893rd most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. It occurs predominantly 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 common first name on earth It is held by 948 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nepal, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 395,569. In Nepal Praju is mostly found in: Gandaki, where 88 percent are found, Lumbini, where 10 percent are found and Narayani, where 1 percent are found. Besides Nepal Praju 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
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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 Praju
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