Sooji Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Sooji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Sooji (188) may also be a first name.
Sooji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sooji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sooji (Hindi: सूजी) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sooji? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sooji is the 3,274,477th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Sooji is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Sooji live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 663,277th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 188 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is most common in: Gombe, where 52 percent live and Ogun, where 48 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent live and Benin, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sooji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sooji in the Hindi language | ||
| सूजी | suji | - |
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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 Sooji
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