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 found most frequently in Yemen. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Surj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 577,768th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 13,396,224 people. The surname Surj is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Surj live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 40,096th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 18,465 people.

Surj is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 56,105. In Yemen Surj is most prevalent in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 97 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent reside and Hajjah Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Not including Yemen this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

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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