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Where Does The Last Name Suraj Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Suraj (Arabic: سوراج, Bengali: সুরজ, Georgian: სურაჯ, Hindi: सूरज, Marathi: सुरज, Oriya: ସୁରଜ, Tibetan: སུ་རཇ་) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Suraj? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Suraj is the 40,359^th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 560,926 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Suraj are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Suraj is also the 1,400^th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 693,810 people.

The surname Suraj is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 5,513 people, or 1 in 139,138. In India Suraj is most common in: Madhya Pradesh, where 15 percent live, Manipur, where 15 percent live and Gujarat, where 12 percent live. Excluding India it occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 10 percent live.

Suraj Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Suraj surname is chiefly Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Suraj surname are 11.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.22% registered with the party.

The amount Suraj earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.77% less than the national average, earning R 133,632 per year; in United States they earn 0.54% more than the national average, earning $43,381 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $52,592 CAD per year.