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
The surname Puraj (Hindi: पूरज, Marathi: पुरज) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Puraj? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,323,005th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Puraj reside; 51 percent reside in South Asia and 49 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 775,413th most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 142 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 45,121,493. In India it is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 41 percent are found, Karnataka, where 24 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 18 percent are found. Excluding India Puraj is found in 4 countries. It is also found 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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