Sooraj Surname
Approximately 843 people bear this surname
Sooraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 464 | 1:1,653,158 | 60,334 |
| United Arab Emirates | 170 | 1:53,896 | 5,278 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Pakistan | 31 | 1:5,762,706 | 35,301 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Sooraj (42,103) may also be a first name.
Sooraj Demographics
Average Sooraj Salary in
South Africa
R 193,212
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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 carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sooraj? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 413,383rd most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,644,776 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 42,103 people.
This last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 464 people, or 1 in 1,653,158. In India it is most numerous in: Kerala, where 47 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 23 percent reside and Karnataka, where 6 percent reside. Beside India this last name 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
Sooraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sooraj in the Hindi language | ||
| सूरज | suraja | 99.62 |
| सूराज | suraja | 0.19 |
| सुरज | suraja | 0.06 |
| सुूरज | suuraja | 0.01 |
| सूरज् | suraj | 0.01 |
| साूरज | sauraja | 0.01 |
| सौराज | sauraja | 0.01 |
| सू़रज | suraja | 0.01 |
| Sooraj in the Marathi language | ||
| सुरज | suraja | 72.46 |
| सूरज | suraja | 25.36 |
| राज | raja | 2.17 |
| Sooraj in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୂରଜ | suraja | 33.33 |
| ସୁରଜ | suraja | 33.33 |
| ରଜ | raja | 33.33 |
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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 Sooraj
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