Rajput Surname

2,020th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Rajput Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the word raja, which means 'king', 'ruler'. It is a title for a princely ruler in the Indian subcontinent. Rajas are considered one the highest ranking in the caste system and are known for their bravery and honour.

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Rajput Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India183,5971:4,178391
Pakistan77,8641:2,294302
Saudi Arabia2,0271:15,2222,105
England1,7991:30,9724,144
United Arab Emirates1,4571:6,288801
United States1,1641:311,39128,546
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Oman4851:7,6041,056
Canada4761:77,4078,696
Kuwait3181:11,9521,632
Qatar1721:13,7091,501
Australia1451:186,17718,652
Thailand1401:504,56087,939
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
South Africa1091:497,04340,551
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Tanzania991:534,76434,532
Zimbabwe961:160,81520,064
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Malaysia651:453,75723,130
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Poland431:883,92467,072
Belgium401:287,41633,962
China271:50,641,5392,733
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Greece211:527,60966,013
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Wales101:309,45316,869
Norway91:571,36544,190
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Brunei51:83,7461,811
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Macau41:150,408604
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Fiji41:223,5982,635
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

Rajput (1,751) may also be a first name.

Rajput Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the word raja, which means 'king', 'ruler'. It is a title for a princely ruler in the Indian subcontinent. Rajas are considered one the highest ranking in the caste system and are known for their bravery and honour. Are known for their high status and good looks.

- officaluser

The Rajput surname derived from the Rajputs, warrior clan from Northern part of India mostly Rajasthan, Gujrat, Madyapradesh and Utterpradesh. Rajputs are Hindu.

- shaktirajput

The surname Rajput comes from Sanskrit raja-putra, meaning 'son of a king'.

- theepicdab

Rajput is a Royal surname belonging to Royal Kshatriya Kings of India.

- rajputadarshb

Rajput Last Name Facts

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

Rajput (Bengali: রাজপুত, Hindi: राजपूत, Marathi: राजपुत, Oriya: ରାଜପୁତ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rajput? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 26,841 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Rajput live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 66 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rajput is also the 183,066th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 1,751 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 183,597 people, or 1 in 4,178. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 64 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 7 percent live and Assam, where 7 percent live. Other than India this surname exists in 99 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 29 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live.

Rajput Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rajput last name are 12.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rajput earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 27.54% more than the national average, earning 441,385 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.22% more than the national average, earning R 354,612 per year; in United States they earn 24.37% more than the national average, earning $53,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.49% more than the national average, earning $57,378 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rajaput92127,815/
Rajputh92491/
Rajpout9273/
Raajput9253/
Rajuput9251/
Rajputt9244/
Rajeput9210/
Rajjput9210/
Rajphut926/
Rajpaut926/
Rajpuit926/
Rajoput926/
Rajpuut924/
Rajiput922/
Rasjput922/
Rajhput921/
Rajsput921/
Rajpput921/
Rajbput921/
Rahjput921/
Reajput921/
Rrajput921/
Raput91189/
Rjput9126/
Rajaputh8643/
Rajapuut8627/
Rajaphut8620/
Rajaputt8616/
Rajputhe862/
Rajuputh862/
Rajapput861/
Rajapaut861/
Raajuput861/
Rajaputp861/
Rajpot83541/
Rasput8335/
Rahput8327/
Razput8314/
Raiput8310/
Ratput8310/
Rapaut839/
Radput833/
Rapute832/
Rauput832/
Rijput832/
Rujput831/
Rapput831/
Rayput831/
Rojput831/
Raphut831/
Hraput831/
Rajeputhe801/
Radjpoust801/
Rajapot77107/
Raspaut7759/
Rachput7740/
Ratphut7723/
Rijaput779/
Rasputh778/
Rujiput777/
Raphute775/
Rahaput774/
Rujaput774/
Rajpoth774/
Rajppot774/
Rashput773/
Ratpute772/
Rayaput772/
Rajapud772/
Rejpute771/
Rojaput771/
Rojputh771/
Rajpott771/
Raipute771/
Raupout771/
Raspute771/
Rahjpot771/
Rajupot771/
Rajpoet771/
Raiputt771/
Rausput770/
Riput7390/
Reput7313/
Rapot7312/
Rjpot732/
Raputová7135/
Raajpoot7128/
Rajpooth7117/
Raputova7116/
Radzhput719/
Rachpute714/
Rachputh713/
Rejapute713/
Rrajpoot712/
Rujiphut712/
Rajhpoot711/
Rayapute711/
Rajppoot711/
Roojiput711/
Rapaud67354/
Rapoud6740/
Raphot6736/
Rahpot6725/
Raipot6714/
Rapoot6713/
Royput679/
Rajoopoot674/
Raajjpoot674/
Reputh674/
Hrapot673/
Ripout673/
Rappot672/
Roiput672/
Rajpod671/
Ripuit671/
Rjpoot671/
Rajapooth671/
Rapoth670/

Rajput Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rajput in the Bengali language
রাজপুতrajaputa-
Rajput in the Oriya language
ରାଜପୁତrajaputa94.74
ରଜପୁତrajaputa1.32
ରାଜପୁତ୍rajaput1.32
Rajput in the Hindi language
राजपूतrajaputa87.67
राजपुतrajaputa11.75
राजूतrajuta0.08
रजपुतrajaputa0.07
राजपूजrajapuja0.07
राजूपतrajupata0.06
राजपूत़rajaputa0.04
राजूपूतrajuputa0.02
रातपूतrataputa0.02
राजपूrajapu0.02
रजपूतrajaputa0.02
राज्पुतrajputa0.01
राजपूरrajapura0.01
रालपूतralaputa0.01
राजपrajapa0.01
राजपूमrajapuma0.01
रापूतraputa0.01
रज्पूत्rajput0.01
राजपूत्rajaput0.01
रापजूतrapajuta0.01
रज्पुतrajputa0.01
राजपूताrajaputa0.01
Rajput in the Marathi language
राजपुतrajaputa59.04
राजपूतrajaputa23.37
रजपुतrajaputa8.5
रजपूतrajaputa7.76
रंजीतranjita0.03
रातपुतrataputa0.02
राजपुरrajapura0.01
राजपूrajapu0.01
राजपूरrajapura0.01
राज्पुतrajputa0.01
राजपुrajapu0.01
रतपूतrataputa0
अज्पुतajputa0
राजपूनrajapuna0
रजतrajata0
सरजुsaraju0
राजजूतrajajuta0
राजुपुतrajuputa0
राऊतra'uta0
जारपूतjaraputa0
राज्पुत्बrajputba0
रज़पूतrazaputa0
राजपुमrajapuma0
राजचुतrajacuta0
रंजुranju0
राजुपुrajupu0
रापजुतrapajuta0
रजपूजrajapuja0
रनजूranaju0
जाज्पुतjajputa0
राजपूराrajapura0
रज़पुतrazaputa0
रंजीताranjita0
रजपूrajapu0
आरजूaraju0
राजूपतrajupata0
रायपुतrayaputa0
रापूतraputa0
रंजूranju0
रापुतraputa0
सरजूsaraju0
राजपतrajapata0
राजपुजrajapuja0
रज्पुतrajputa0
राजुपतrajupata0
रातपूतrataputa0
रजुपतrajupata0

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