Suriaatmadja Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Singapore
Highest density in:
Singapore

Suriaatmadja Surname User-submission:

Suriaatmaja is a menak (Sundaneese aristocracy). It is compose of two words which are suria and atmaja. These words are originally from sanskrit but latter adopted by the people of Malay archipelago such as Sundaneese in West Java as they began to embraced Hinduism.

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Suriaatmadja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Suriaatmadja Surname Meaning

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Suriaatmaja is a menak (Sundaneese aristocracy). It is compose of two words which are suria and atmaja. These words are originally from sanskrit but latter adopted by the people of Malay archipelago such as Sundaneese in West Java as they began to embraced Hinduism. The word, suria, similar to in the Sanskrit means 'sun' in Sundaneese and the word atmaja means 'son', 'boy' or 'child' in Sundaneese, while in Sanskrit has a similar meaning but different in gender, which is 'daughter' or 'girl'.

Because the name is only found in Sundaneese and the name is rarely given to a girl then we can conclude that Suriaatmaja means 'son of the sun'.

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Suriaatmadja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Suriaatmadja is found in Singapore more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Suriaatmadja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,635,433rd most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Suriaatmadja are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 87 percent are found in Sinio-Southeast Asia.

Suriaatmadja is most frequently held in Singapore, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 117,185. Barring Singapore this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

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