Soorju Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Guyana

Soorju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soorju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Guyana11:762,22114,420

Soorju (66) may also be a first name.

Soorju Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soorju (Hindi: सूरजु) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Soorju? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,312,869th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Soorju reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 66 people.

Soorju is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 808,622. In South Africa Soorju is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 88 percent reside, Gauteng, where 10 percent reside and Western Cape, where 1 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Guyana, where 1 percent reside.

Soorju Last Name Statistics demography

Soorju earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 250.47% more than the national average, earning R 832,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sooroju9257/
Sorju911/
Sorjus8311/
Soroju833/
Soorjoo7725/
Surooju775/
Sarju732,391/
Surju73145/
Jorju7364/
Sorsu7341/
Sorcu733/
Soriu731/
Zorju731/
Sourjous7110/
Soreau671,341/
Suroju671,087/
Soroiu67539/
Surjus67254/
Saroju67128/
Sarjou6779/
Sardju6750/
Sorhus6743/
Suruju6736/
Sarjus6723/
Soryus6712/
Sharju6712/
Saruju6711/
Suoreijus6710/
Sorius677/
Shorsu676/
Shoryu675/
Suriju675/
Sarjuh674/
Sarjhu674/
Sorhut673/
Sariju672/
Surjau672/
Saarju671/
Sarjju671/
Jorjiu671/
Jourju671/
Coruju671/
Sureju671/
Surjut671/
Soryou671/
Sorjoo671/
Sarjuu671/
Sarjud671/
Surjui671/
Sarjeu671/
Souriu671/
Sorsou671/
Sorshu671/
Soreyu671/
Sursju671/
Surhju671/
Sortcu670/

Soorju Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soorju in the Hindi language
सूरजुsuraju-

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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 Soorju
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