Souraji Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Souraji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 89 | 1:215,641 | 7,124 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Souraji (430) may also be a first name.
Souraji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Souraji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Souraji (Marathi: सौराजी, Oriya: େସୗରଜୀ) is found most frequently in Niger. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Souraji? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,943,350th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. Souraji occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Souraji are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Souraji is also the 413,955th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 430 people.
It is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 215,641. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 57 percent live, Maradi Region, where 29 percent live and Dosso Region, where 7 percent live. Not including Niger this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 2 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Souraji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Souraji in the Oriya language | ||
| େସୗରଜୀ | esaraji | - |
| Souraji in the Marathi language | ||
| सौराजी | sauraji | - |
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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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- 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 Souraji
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