Soorjoo Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Soorjoo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soorjoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Soorjoo (216) may also be a first name.

Soorjoo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Soorjoo (Hindi: सूरजू) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Soorjoo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Soorjoo live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Soorjoo is also the 614,549th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 216 people.

The surname Soorjoo is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa Soorjoo is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 59 percent are found and Gauteng, where 41 percent are found. Not including South Africa Soorjoo is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Mauritius, where 20 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Soorjoo Last Name Statistics demography

Soorjoo earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.93% more than the national average, earning R 418,080 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soorjo9211/
Sorjoo921/
Sorjo8365/
Sarjoo77979/
Surjoo77519/
Soorja77114/
Soerjo7794/
Sordjo7779/
Soorju7768/
Sorijo773/
Soryoo772/
Soorio771/
Sorjoh771/
Sourjo771/
Sooreo771/
Sooroju7157/
Saurjoo713/
Sharjoo711/
Suoyrjo711/
Sorkhoo711/
Souyrjo711/
Surjo671,881/
Sarjo671,514/
Sorja67134/
Jorjo6759/
Sourjous6710/
Corjo673/
Sourijou671/
Soorjyah671/
Sorju671/

Soorjoo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soorjoo in the Hindi language
सूरजूsuraju-

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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 Soorjoo
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