Suraja Surname
Approximately 5,621 people bear this surname
Suraja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,398 | 1:32,816 | 2,722 |
| Indonesia | 175 | 1:755,710 | 57,892 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
Suraja (34,029) may also be a first name.
Suraja Demographics
Suraja Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Suraja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Suraja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Suraja (Bengali: সুরজা, Hindi: सुरजा, Marathi: सूरजा, Oriya: ସୁରଜା) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Suraja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Suraja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 85,777th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,296,486 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Suraja reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 25,273rd most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 34,029 people.
The surname Suraja is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,398 people, or 1 in 32,816. In Nigeria it is most common in: Jigawa, where 68 percent reside, Kano, where 19 percent reside and Bauchi, where 4 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Suraja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Suraja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Suraja in the Bengali language | ||
| সুরজা | suraja | - |
| Suraja in the Hindi language | ||
| सुरजा | suraja | 69.32 |
| सूरजा | suraja | 25.47 |
| सुराजा | suraja | 5 |
| सूराजा | suraja | 0.09 |
| सुरज | suraja | 0.02 |
| सूुरजा | suuraja | 0.02 |
| सुरज्ञा | surajna | 0.02 |
| सूूरजा | suuraja | 0.01 |
| सूरज | suraja | 0.01 |
| सूरज्ाा | surajaa | 0.01 |
| Suraja in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁରଜା | suraja | 45.16 |
| ସୁରଜ | suraja | 24.73 |
| ସୁରଯା | suraya | 10.75 |
| ସୂରଜା | suraja | 5.38 |
| ସୂରଜ | suraja | 3.23 |
| ସୁରାଜ | suraja | 3.23 |
| ଶୁରଯା | suraya | 2.15 |
| ଶୁରଜା | suraja | 2.15 |
| କୁମାର | kumara | 1.08 |
| ସୁରଯ | suraya | 1.08 |
| Suraja in the Marathi language | ||
| सूरजा | suraja | 41.67 |
| सुरजा | suraja | 26.39 |
| सुरज | suraja | 16.67 |
| सुराजा | suraja | 12.5 |
| सुरज़ॅ | suraze | 1.39 |
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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 Suraja
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