Surj Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Surj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Surj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen4711:56,1054,310
India621:12,372,022220,417
England51:11,143,612252,590
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Surj (18,465) may also be a first name.

Surj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Surj (Hindi: सुरज, Marathi: सुरज, Oriya: ସୂଯ୍ର୍) is most common in Yemen. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Surj.

How Common Is The Last Name Surj? popularity and diffusion

It is the 577,768th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Surj reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Surj is also the 40,096th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 18,465 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 56,105. In Yemen it is primarily found in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 97 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent live and Hajjah Governorate, where 0 percent live. Besides Yemen this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suraj8912,992/
Suruj892,570/
Surej891,389/
Suroj89116/
Surje8947/
Surij896/
Suraja805,621/
Seuraj80109/
Surajh8087/
Sauraj8062/
Szuraj8050/
Surooj8027/
Shuraj8016/
Souraj8015/
Suraij8014/
Sueroj8013/
Shourj806/
Surrej806/
Surajj806/
Sourij806/
Surije805/
Suraaj804/
Shuruj804/
Suuraj803/
Sujraj803/
Siuraj802/
Suiraj802/
Surraj802/
Sauroj801/
Seurej801/
Suryoj801/
Suroej801/
Szurej801/
Surouj801/
Sourje801/
Suri7566,352/
Sura7530,269/
Sure7511,358/
Jurj755,191/
Sury754,406/
Surý75540/
Surá75513/
Surí75112/
Surz7534/
Surc7522/
Curj755/
Sorj754/
Zurj753/
Suré752/
Souraja73135/
Shuraja7326/
Sauraja7314/
Szurgaj7314/
Seurajh7311/
Schuraj738/
Shauraj734/
Ssuraja732/
Surayje732/
Szurhaj732/
Saurauj731/
Shuraaj731/
Surajhe731/
Surreij731/
Shouraj731/
Souraij731/
Surraja731/
Schurij731/
Souri6739,501/
Saura6725,601/
Sauri6712,070/
Soura679,842/
Surio678,999/
Suret676,683/
Suire675,064/
Surip674,271/
Suruy674,208/
Saure674,159/
Suryo673,678/
Sures673,331/
Surai673,258/
Suira672,819/
Shure672,731/
Shura672,608/
Surit672,379/
Soury672,278/
Sutri672,228/
Szura672,218/
Suhri671,724/
Suhre671,671/
Shuri671,664/
Suris671,414/
Seura671,340/
Surra671,320/
Surgi671,291/
Saury671,289/
Scuri671,175/
Sueri671,025/
Suray67849/
Surui67780/
Suryi67747/
Suuri67732/
Surry67711/
Suriy67661/
Surid67568/
Seure67550/
Surey67490/
Sguri67473/
Curaj67472/
Jurje67452/
Surer67452/
Soure67450/
Sutre67439/
Surch67405/
Suree67365/
Shury67360/
Surie67350/
Surre67348/
Suere67347/
Surha67290/
Surhi67275/
Surge67256/
Suroy67256/
Suryś67247/
Siura67199/
Seuri67193/
Juraj67167/
Susri67160/
Seury67159/
Soraj67155/
Jaurj67150/
Surei67147/
Surez67136/
Žuraj67123/
Suriz67122/
Siure67121/
Žurej67116/
Suraa67106/
Djurj6788/
Surep6774/
Suroi6771/
Siury6771/
Sureh6770/
Surri6766/
Szurc6757/
Surys6753/
Soroj6752/
Szuri6752/
Suure6745/
Suery6742/
Saurí6740/
Jurij6737/
Surii6737/
Surza6737/
Çuraj6736/
Suiri6734/
Surih6733/
Siuri6732/
Soorj6731/
Suroa6729/
Suyre6729/
Jourj6728/
Zsura6727/
Jurůj6725/
Surea6725/
Sorej6723/
Scury6721/
Scure6721/
Suthrajh6721/
Surkh6719/
Sujra6718/
Surís6718/
Sauré6716/
Surzh6715/
Suhry6714/
Çuroj6714/
Sürje6713/
Sorij6711/
Susre679/
Suyra678/
Shurz677/
Jurej676/
Curej676/
Zuraj675/
Zurej674/
Juruj674/
Sutré674/
Suruí673/
Suryy673/
Surrá673/
Sured672/
Shirj672/
Sujri672/
Szurz672/
Surzi672/
Sutry671/
Saurz671/
Sjorj671/
Shorj671/
Sujre671/
Surze671/
Szure671/
Seuré671/
Szury671/
Sureu671/
Suriş671/
Surré671/
Surajova671/
Currj671/
Soruj671/
Surhh671/

Surj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Surj in the Oriya language
ସୂଯ୍ର୍suyr-
Surj in the Marathi language
सुरजsuraja95.12
सूरजsuraja2.44
सुरsura1.22
Surj in the Hindi language
सुरजsuraja83.45
सुर्जsurja10.26
सूरजsuraja3.17
सूर्जsurja2.8
सु्र्जsurja0.08
सू्र्जsurja0.03

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