Shoraj Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Shoraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 83 | 1:35,109 | 5,213 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shoraj (2,148) may also be a first name.
Shoraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shoraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shoraj (Hindi: शोराज, Marathi: शोराज, Oriya: େଶାରଜ) is found most in Albania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shoraj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shoraj? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,727,723rd most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Shoraj reside; 75 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 74 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Shoraj is also the 161,899th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 2,148 people.
This last name is most numerous in Albania, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 35,109. In Albania Shoraj is primarily concentrated in: Vlorë County, where 86 percent reside, Tirana County, where 13 percent reside and Shkodër County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Albania Shoraj exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shoraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shoraj in the Oriya language | ||
| େଶାରଜ | esaraja | - |
| Shoraj in the Hindi language | ||
| शोराज | soraja | 97.09 |
| शौराज | sauraja | 1.69 |
| सौराज | sauraja | 0.31 |
| श्ोराज | soraja | 0.23 |
| श्यौराज | syauraja | 0.23 |
| सोराज | soraja | 0.23 |
| श्योराज | syoraja | 0.15 |
| शिवराज | sivaraja | 0.08 |
| Shoraj in the Marathi language | ||
| शोराज | soraja | 83.33 |
| सोराज | soraja | 16.67 |
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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
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- 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 Shoraj
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