Soraj Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Soraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 131 | 1:5,855,461 | 138,626 |
| Albania | 15 | 1:194,270 | 13,224 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Soraj (6,403) may also be a first name.
Soraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soraj (Bengali: সোরজ, Hindi: सोराज, Marathi: सोराज, Oriya: େସାରଜ, Tibetan: སོ་རཇ་) is found most in India. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soraj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,403,590th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. Soraj occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Soraj are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Soraj is also the 82,156th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 6,403 people.
The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 5,855,461. In India Soraj is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 31 percent are found, Bihar, where 24 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 10 percent are found and Pakistan, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soraj in the Tibetan language | ||
| སོ་རཇ་ | soraja | - |
| Soraj in the Hindi language | ||
| सोराज | soraja | 94.2 |
| सोरज | soraja | 1.44 |
| सूरज | suraja | 0.9 |
| शोराज | soraja | 0.22 |
| सोराज़ | soraza | 0.07 |
| सुरज | suraja | 0.04 |
| Soraj in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାରଜ | esaraja | 72.37 |
| ସେରାଜ | seraja | 14.04 |
| େସାରାଜ | esaraja | 7.89 |
| ରାଜ | raja | 1.32 |
| ସରଜ | saraja | 0.88 |
| େସାରଜ୍ | esaraj | 0.88 |
| ସୁରାଜ | suraja | 0.44 |
| ସୁରଜ | suraja | 0.44 |
| Soraj in the Marathi language | ||
| सोराज | soraja | 42.86 |
| सोरज | soraja | 42.86 |
| साोराज | saoraja | 4.76 |
| सोराजिंसग | sorajinsaga | 2.38 |
| साराज | saraja | 2.38 |
| सुरज | suraja | 2.38 |
| िसराज | isaraja | 2.38 |
| Soraj in the Bengali language | ||
| সোরজ | soraja | 33.33 |
| সুরাজ | suraja | 33.33 |
| সুরজ | suraja | 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 Soraj
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