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་) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Soraj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,403,590th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Soraj reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Soraj is also the 82,156th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 6,403 people.
The last name Soraj is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 5,855,461. In India Soraj is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 31 percent live, Bihar, where 24 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent live. Excluding India it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 10 percent live and Pakistan, where 3 percent live.
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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