Saraaj Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Saraaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 31 | 1:5,762,706 | 35,301 |
| Iran | 30 | 1:2,559,417 | 82,750 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Saraaj (190,447) may also be a first name.
Saraaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saraaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saraaj (Hindi: सरोज, Marathi: सरफ़ाज) is found most in Pakistan. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saraaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,312,869th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Saraaj is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Saraaj are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Saraaj is also the 5,501st most frequent forename world-wide, held by 190,447 people.
The last name Saraaj is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 5,762,706. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 81 percent live, Sindh, where 16 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 3 percent live. Beside Pakistan this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 44 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saraaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saraaj in the Hindi language | ||
| सरोज | saroja | - |
| Saraaj in the Marathi language | ||
| सरफ़ाज | sarafaja | - |
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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 Saraaj
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