Surju Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Guyana

Surju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Surju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa811:668,86148,796
India301:25,568,846339,406
Guyana101:76,2225,818
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Surju (7,201) may also be a first name.

Surju Last Name Facts

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

The surname Surju (Bengali: সূর্যু, Hindi: सुरजू, Marathi: सुरजु, Oriya: ସୁଜୁର୍) is found most in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Surju? popularity and diffusion

Surju is the 1,465,390th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Surju reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Surju is also the 76,180th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 7,201 people.

The surname Surju is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 668,861. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 78 percent reside, Gauteng, where 20 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent reside and Guyana, where 7 percent reside.

Surju Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Surju earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 20.59% more than the national average, earning R 286,560 per year and in United States they earn 71.96% less than the national average, earning $12,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suroju911,087/
Surjus91254/
Suruju9136/
Suriju915/
Surjau912/
Surjui911/
Sureju911/
Surjut911/
Sursju911/
Surhju911/
Surujiu83321/
Surjous8344/
Suuroju837/
Surooju835/
Surroju833/
Saurjui832/
Surauju831/
Surjush831/
Surojju831/
Suraiju831/
Surijou831/
Surijui831/
Jurju80169/
Sursu807/
Suriu806/
Suryu806/
Sorju801/
Sourjous7710/
Sourijou771/
Sureau732,786/
Suiryu732,417/
Jurjiu73630/
Surjoo73519/
Jurjus73236/
Jurjut73224/
Jurjuy73122/
Suroiu7377/
Soorju7368/
Jurjuţ7362/
Surieu7316/
Suryou7315/
Jurjeu7315/
Suursu738/
Soroju733/
Surius732/
Curjiu731/
Surchu731/
Jourju731/
Juroju731/
Jurjuț731/
Souriu731/
Surehu731/
Suryua731/
Jurjui731/
Sursau730/
Surugiu674,552/
Soursou67337/
Souriou67207/
Sursaut6796/
Sguroiu6763/
Surhuch6753/
Saureau6717/
Courjou6714/
Curujiu6711/
Jurjutz677/
Sourhou676/
Shurhut675/
Saurjoo673/
Jurijus672/
Jourjou672/
Sursuhe672/
Surshsu671/
Shurehu671/
Juraiju671/
Jouroju671/
Churoju671/
Sursous671/
Shurshu671/
Surrius671/
Jurjous671/
Sourcou671/
Saurihu671/

Surju Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Surju in the Bengali language
সূর্যুsuryu-
Surju in the Hindi language
सुरजूsuraju87.36
सूरजूsuraju6.02
सुरजुsuraju4.35
सुर्जूsurju0.89
सरजूsaraju0.49
सूरजुsuraju0.3
सुर्जुsurju0.3
सुरजsuraja0.15
सूर्जूsurju0.1
सू्रजूsuraju0.05
Surju in the Oriya language
ସୁଜୁର୍sujur71.43
ସୁର୍ଯୁsuryu14.29
ସୁରଜୁsuraju14.29
Surju in the Marathi language
सुरजुsuraju62.11
सुरजूsuraju35.46
सुरजsuraja0.66
सुजूर्sujur0.44
सरजूsaraju0.22
सरजुsaraju0.22
राजुraju0.22

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