Puraj Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Puraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Kosovo | 6 | 1:310,312 | 8,714 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Puraj (142) may also be a first name.
Puraj Demographics
Average Puraj Salary in
United States
$86,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Puraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Puraj (Hindi: पूरज, Marathi: पुरज) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Puraj? popularity and diffusion
The last name Puraj is the 3,323,005th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 51 percent of Puraj live; 51 percent live in South Asia and 49 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Puraj is also the 775,413th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 142 people.
It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 45,121,493. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 41 percent are found, Karnataka, where 24 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 18 percent are found. Not including India this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Kosovo, where 17 percent are found.
Puraj Last Name Statistics demography
Puraj earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 100.76% more than the national average, earning $86,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Puraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Puraj in the Hindi language | ||
| पूरज | puraja | 62.5 |
| पुरज | puraja | 12.5 |
| पुराज | puraja | 12.5 |
| पुरजा | puraja | 12.5 |
| Puraj in the Marathi language | ||
| पुरज | puraja | 56.25 |
| पुराज | puraja | 37.5 |
| िपुराजी़ | ipuraji | 6.25 |
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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 Puraj
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