Suranji Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Suranji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suranji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
India191:40,371,862445,856
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Šuranji (262) are calculated separately.

Suranji (1,933) may also be a first name.

Suranji Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Suranji Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Suranji (Bengali: সুরঞ্জী, Hindi: सुरंजी, Marathi: सुरंजी, Oriya: ସୁରି) occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can appear as a variant: Šuranji. For other possible spellings of Suranji click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Suranji? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 721,185th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Suranji reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 172,554th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 1,933 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Outside of Sri Lanka this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Suranji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Suranji in the Bengali language
সুরঞ্জীsuranji-
Suranji in the Marathi language
सुरंजीsuranji82.35
सुरंजीािहमsuranjiaihama11.76
सुरनंजीsurananji5.88
Suranji in the Oriya language
ସୁରିsuri75
ସୁରsura25
Suranji in the Hindi language
सुरंजीsuranji64.29
सुरान्जीsuranji14.29
सुरन्जीsuranji14.29
सूरन्जीsuranji7.14

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Suranji
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