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
Shuraj (Hindi: शुराज, Marathi: सुरज, Oriya: ଶୁରଜ) occurs most in India. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shuraj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Shuraj are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 420,385th most widely held first name on earth, held by 418 people.
This last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India Shuraj is most frequent in: Odisha, where 33 percent reside, Tamil Nadu, where 33 percent reside and Assam, where 11 percent reside. Outside of India Shuraj occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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- 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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