Shuraj Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Shuraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shuraj (418) may also be a first name.
Shuraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shuraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shuraj (Hindi: शुराज, Marathi: सुरज, Oriya: ଶୁରଜ) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shuraj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shuraj is the 4,908,606th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Shuraj is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Shuraj live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 420,385th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 418 people.
The surname is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India Shuraj is most prevalent in: Odisha, where 33 percent reside, Tamil Nadu, where 33 percent reside and Assam, where 11 percent reside. Aside from India Shuraj occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 25 percent reside and Ghana, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shuraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shuraj in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶୁରଜ | suraja | 66.67 |
| ସୁରାଜ୍ | suraj | 11.11 |
| ଶୁରାଜ | suraja | 11.11 |
| ଶୁରଜ୍ | suraj | 11.11 |
| Shuraj in the Hindi language | ||
| शुराज | suraja | 53.85 |
| सूरज | suraja | 15.38 |
| शूराज | suraja | 7.69 |
| शुरज | suraja | 7.69 |
| सुरज | suraja | 7.69 |
| शौराज | sauraja | 7.69 |
| Shuraj in the Marathi language | ||
| सुरज | suraja | 40 |
| शुरज | suraja | 20 |
| शाहुराज | sahuraja | 20 |
| शहाजी | sahaji | 10 |
| शुराज | suraja | 10 |
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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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- 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 Shuraj
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