Rangrej Surname

85,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Rangrej Surname User-submission:

The Rangrej surname means 'cloth colourer'. It derives from the word rang, which means 'colour' in Hindi.

Rangrej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,5231:138,8868,867
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Nepal201:1,424,0487,048
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England91:6,190,895170,599
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Rangrej (109) may also be a first name.

Rangrej Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Rangrej surname means 'cloth colourer'. It derives from the word rang, which means 'colour' in Hindi.

- aymanp

Rangrej Last Name Facts

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

Rangrej (Hindi: रंगरेज, Marathi: रंगरेज, Oriya: ରାେରଜ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rangrej.

How Common Is The Last Name Rangrej? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 85,944th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,299,259 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Rangrej live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rangrej is also the 900,062nd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 109 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 5,523 people, or 1 in 138,886. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 81 percent reside, Karnataka, where 5 percent reside and Bihar, where 3 percent reside. Apart from India this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Nepal, where 0 percent reside.

Rangrej Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rangrej surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rangrej earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.04% less than the national average, earning R 59,316 per year and in United States they earn 18.44% more than the national average, earning $51,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rangreaj932/
Rangresj931/
Ragrej9226/
Rangrez86737/
Rangres8611/
Rongrej864/
Rangrij863/
Rangrje861/
Rangrji861/
Rahgrej861/
Rangresh8012/
Rangraij807/
Rangreez806/
Rangreaz805/
Rrangrez801/
Rangriji801/
Rangrija801/
Rangriz7111/
Rangryz712/
Rangraiz6712/
Roongrija631/
Rosgrie571/
Rongrais5370/
Rougriez531/
Reisgries502/

Rangrej Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rangrej in the Oriya language
ରାେରଜraeraja-
Rangrej in the Hindi language
रंगरेजrangareja98.98
रंग्रेजrangreja1.02
Rangrej in the Marathi language
रंगरेजrangareja96.29
रगरेजragareja1.85
रंबरेजrambareja0.03
गरेजgareja0.03
रंगेरजrangeraja0.03
रंगवेजrangaveja0.03
रंगरेनrangarena0.03
रंगजेजrangajeja0.03
रंगरजrangaraja0.02

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