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
Suraja (Bengali: সুরজা, Hindi: सुरजा, Marathi: सूरजा, Oriya: ସୁରଜା) is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Suraja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 85,777th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,296,486 people. The last name Suraja is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Suraja are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Suraja is also the 25,273rd most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 34,029 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,398 people, or 1 in 32,816. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Jigawa, where 68 percent live, Kano, where 19 percent live and Bauchi, where 4 percent live. Besides Nigeria Suraja is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Suraja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally 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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