Pusparajah Surname

748,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Pusparajah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pusparajah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
England91:6,190,895170,599
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pusparajah (19) may also be a first name.

Pusparajah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pusparajah is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pusparajah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pusparajah is the 748,537th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 18,977,984 people. The last name Pusparajah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Pusparajah reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most common first name on earth It is held by 19 people.

This surname is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Apart from Sri Lanka this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pusparajah
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