Sooraj Surname

413,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Sooraj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sooraj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4641:1,653,15860,334
United Arab Emirates1701:53,8965,278
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Pakistan311:5,762,70635,301
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England71:7,959,723202,100
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Oman41:921,9937,313
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Sooraj (42,103) may also be a first name.

Sooraj Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sooraj Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sooraj (Hindi: सूरज, Marathi: सुरज, Oriya: ସୂରଜ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sooraj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sooraj is the 413,383rd most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,644,776 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Sooraj reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 21,304th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 42,103 people.

The last name Sooraj is most widespread in India, where it is held by 464 people, or 1 in 1,653,158. In India it is primarily found in: Kerala, where 47 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 23 percent reside and Karnataka, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account India this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent reside and Bahrain, where 7 percent reside.

Sooraj Last Name Statistics demography

Sooraj earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.69% less than the national average, earning R 193,212 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sooraja923/
Sooraje921/
Sooraji921/
Soorraj921/
Soora912,092/
Soraj91155/
Soorj9131/
Soorajee86124/
Soorajts861/
Soorat832,327/
Shoraj83112/
Sorajo8387/
Soraja8375/
Soorae8355/
Soraji8348/
Sorraj8327/
Shoora8322/
Souraj8315/
Sooraa8314/
Soraju8313/
Soorej8311/
Soraje838/
Sooroj837/
Soorea835/
Sohraj833/
Sooras832/
Sootra832/
Soorai832/
Sooray832/
Sorajj832/
Soorap831/
Soradj831/
Soorga831/
Sora8029,963/
Sorj804/
Sooriya771,162/
Souradj77682/
Souraja77135/
Souraji7792/
Soorooj778/
Shoraji776/
Sorajit775/
Chooraj775/
Sorajee774/
Souraje774/
Shotraj774/
Shohraj772/
Sourajo772/
Sooreea772/
Sooraia772/
Soiraji771/
Sooratt771/
Sooraya771/
Sooroji771/
Shoorai771/
Soirajo771/
Sooreah771/
Sooruya771/
Sorajad771/
Shouraj771/
Souraij771/
Souraju771/
Soodtra771/
Soura739,842/
Shora734,998/
Sorra733,736/
Saraj732,805/
Soori731,920/
Sorat731,351/
Soroa731,078/
Sotra731,062/
Sorza73974/
Soras73959/
Sorai73723/
Sorah73684/
Sorea73455/
Sorga73450/
Sohra73377/
Siora73344/
Sorad73327/
Soray73300/
Soore73261/
Soory73206/
Sorap73117/
Soira7397/
Sorae7385/
Soraa7374/
Sorau7360/
Soroj7352/
Zoora7345/
Sosra7334/
Sorje7333/
Sorha7324/
Sorej7323/
Suora7322/
Szora7313/
Sorij7311/
Çoraj7311/
Sojra737/
Soyra735/
Sorac735/
Sgora735/
Zoraj734/
Soraz734/
Ssora732/
Sjorj731/
Shorj731/
Sorèa731/
Soréa731/
Sjora731/
Soruj731/
Sorax730/
Sootrayi713/
Sooruyah712/
Sooriyah712/
Chooraju711/
Sootraye711/
Shouraji711/
Soorhiya711/
Shoorash711/
Sourajah711/
Sourraji711/
Soorayha711/
Choorajs711/
Soraya6716,077/
Sarraj673,967/
Shoura672,540/
Shoori671,049/
Sarajo671,015/
Soiray67865/
Soraia67842/
Saraji67780/
Soriya67552/
Saraju67534/
Saraja67422/
Zoraja67367/
Sioras67364/
Soirat67352/
Soraiz67290/
Souras67288/
Sorais67277/
Sohrah67266/
Soruji67239/
Sorras67175/
Sgoura67163/
Shorae67149/
Shorra67137/
Shorai67130/
Shorat67129/
Soroya67122/
Sharaj67115/
Siorat67110/
Soutra67108/
Szaraj6790/
Soroja6789/
Saraje6784/
Soraut6776/
Sorgea6774/
Saraaj6768/
Schora6767/
Sourat6760/
Xhoraj6758/
Soreya6757/
Szorad6756/
Sourai6748/
Soroji6743/
Sorayo6742/
Shoore6741/
Soraiy6737/
Sareaj6736/
Soyrac6736/
Sohtra6735/
Sousra6734/
Soraph6733/
Sorayi6732/
Sorouj6731/
Soraye6729/
Suorra6728/
Sarajy6725/
Sarooj6725/
Shoory6725/
Shorah6725/
Soorer6725/
Sourra6725/
Shorea6723/
Sohrai6723/
Souray6722/
Sotrat6722/
Siotra6721/
Sahraj6721/
Shorha6721/
Soreha6720/
Saradj6719/
Soiras6716/
Soirah6716/
Sooree6716/
Shotra6716/
Çorraj6716/
Zoraje6715/
Shorga6713/
Sorgau6712/
Sotray6710/
Shorap679/
Soores679/
Choora679/
Sorait679/
Shoras678/
Soorey678/
Shorac678/
Sooroe678/
Sorach678/
Shoira678/
Suorza678/
Siorau678/
Soorie677/
Sarajh677/
Sothra677/
Sorojo676/
Saaraj676/
Shorad676/
Soraih676/
Sotrea676/
Sorraz676/
Sootri676/
Shourj676/
Sourij676/
Soorri675/
Sorahe675/
Sorats675/
Shoray675/
Sorrea675/
Sourea675/
Siorra675/
Soriji675/
Sottra675/
Soraas674/
Siaraj674/
Sorgay674/
Sorrah674/
Sorray674/
Sohraa674/
Sorejs674/
Soosri674/
Soradh674/
Sorija673/
Sorzai673/
Soisra672/
Shoraz672/
Sourga672/
Sarauj672/
Soraat672/
Sorash672/
Sourza672/
Soreas672/
Soroia672/
Saraij672/
Sourad672/
Soraic672/
Sorakh672/
Soreja672/
Sorhat672/
Soryya672/
Szorga672/
Sorrat672/
Szorat672/
Soorgi672/
Soraie672/
Soraio672/
Soraić671/
Sohroj671/
Sohura671/
Sooret671/
Sooris671/
Sooruy671/
Soraha671/
Shorej671/
Shoroj671/
Shorza671/
Shourraju671/
Szorha671/
Sourap671/
Sorayy671/
Sorhea671/
Soorge671/
Sourax671/
Sarayj671/
Soorit671/
Soorou671/
Soriia671/
Soraus671/
Sorayz671/
Soraïa671/
Sosray671/
Soryia671/
Siorea671/
Shoorijie671/
Shohra671/
Soyraç671/
Sarajj671/
Sarajs671/
Sorroj671/
Sourje671/
Souhra671/
Sorhay671/
Sooreh671/
Soorio671/
Sootry671/
Shoraa671/
Soyrai671/
Sotraa671/
Soread670/

Sooraj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sooraj in the Hindi language
सूरजsuraja99.62
सूराजsuraja0.19
सुरजsuraja0.06
सुूरजsuuraja0.01
सूरज्suraj0.01
साूरजsauraja0.01
सौराजsauraja0.01
सू़रजsuraja0.01
Sooraj in the Marathi language
सुरजsuraja72.46
सूरजsuraja25.36
राजraja2.17
Sooraj in the Oriya language
ସୂରଜsuraja33.33
ସୁରଜsuraja33.33
ରଜraja33.33

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