Rajpurohit Surname

36,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Rajpurohit Surname User-submission:

Rajpurohit is a Brahmin Hindu community, densely populated in Rajasthan, India. Rajpurohits were the main part of every kingdom, they used to teach king's children. When needed, they also used to fight against the enemy, so they were the combination of both Kshatriya and Brahmin.

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Rajpurohit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India14,2611:53,7883,686
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
England161:3,482,379114,324
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Norway81:642,78647,258
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Iceland31:126,6975,403
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Rajpurohit (221) may also be a first name.

Rajpurohit Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Rajpurohit is a Brahmin Hindu community, densely populated in Rajasthan, India. Rajpurohits were the main part of every kingdom, they used to teach king's children. When needed, they also used to fight against the enemy, so they were the combination of both Kshatriya and Brahmin. They were also called Jagirdars, because whenever king won a fight, he gave them 100-200 villages as gift.

- Yash Rajpurohit

Rajpurohit Last Name Facts

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

Rajpurohit (Hindi: राजपुरोहित, Marathi: राजपुरोिहत, Oriya: ରାଜପୁେରାହିତ) has its highest incidence in India. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Rajpurohit click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rajpurohit? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 36,139th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 499,079 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Rajpurohit live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rajpurohit is also the 606,684th most widespread forename on earth, held by 221 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 14,261 people, or 1 in 53,788. In India Rajpurohit is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 57 percent are found, Telangana, where 12 percent are found and Rajasthan, where 9 percent are found. Besides India it occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Rajpurohit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rajpurohit surname are 37.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84.62% being registered with the party.

Rajpurohit earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.43% more than the national average, earning $61,024 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rajpurohit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rajpurohit in the Hindi language
राजपुरोहितrajapurohita-
Rajpurohit in the Oriya language
ରାଜପୁେରାହିତrajapuerahita-
Rajpurohit in the Marathi language
राजपुरोिहतrajapuroihata61.48
राजपुरोहीतrajapurohita32.63
रजपुरोहीतrajapurohita2.24
राजपूरोहीतrajapurohita0.87
पुरोिहतpuroihata0.5
पुरोहीतpurohita0.35
राजपुरेिहतrajapureihata0.28
रजपुरोिहतrajapuroihata0.26
राजपुरोrajapuro0.14
राजपूरोिहतrajapuroihata0.09
राजपुरोहतीrajapurohati0.09
राजपूतrajaputa0.09
रज्पुरोिहतrajpuroihata0.07
राजपोरोिहतrajaporoihata0.05
राज्पुरोिहतrajpuroihata0.05
राजपुरािहतrajapuraihata0.05
रापुरोहीतrapurohita0.05
राजपुरोहrajapuroha0.05
पूरोिहतpuroihata0.05
राजपुरॉिहतrajapuroihata0.05
राजपुरोहीतावनसींहrajapurohitavanasinha0.02
राज़पुरोिहतrazapuroihata0.02
राजपुतrajaputa0.02
राजपुरोहपतrajapurohapata0.02
राजपुरोिहतासrajapuroihatasa0.02
रजपुरोहीतावणrajapurohitavana0.02
राजपुरोहीतावणिंसहrajapurohitavaninsaha0.02
राहपुरोहीतrahapurohita0.02
राजपुंरोिहतrajapunroihata0.02
राजपुरोिहतावणrajapuroihatavana0.02
राज्पुरोईतrajpuro'ita0.02
राजपुरोहीतावrajapurohitava0.02
राजजपुरोिहतrajajapuroihata0.02
राजापुरोहीतrajapurohita0.02
रजपुरेहीतrajapurehita0.02
राजपुराहीतrajapurahita0.02
राजपुरोहीतानुदेवीrajapurohitanudevi0.02
राजपूरोहीrajapurohi0.02
राज्पुहीतrajpuhita0.02
राजपुरोहीतािंसगrajapurohitainsaga0.02
राजरोहीणrajarohina0.02
राजपुरrajapura0.02
राज्पुरोिहयतrajpuroihayata0.02

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