Urja Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Finland

Urja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India161:47,941,586492,263
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Urja (1,084) may also be a first name.

Urja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Urja (Hindi: उर्जा, Oriya: ଉଜର୍) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Urja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 74 percent of Urja are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 242,513th most common forename at a global level, held by 1,084 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India Urja is most common in: Bihar, where 69 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 19 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 6 percent live. Beside India it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 22 percent live and Nepal, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurja89545/
Hurja89202/
Urija898/
Aurja891/
Urrja891/
Urjas891/
Gurija80863/
Gourja80659/
Urjasz80150/
Gurjia8043/
Usrija8013/
Hurjah805/
Urjais804/
Urrija802/
Uyreja801/
Uraaja801/
Ourdja801/
Uroija801/
Urojha801/
Urejja801/
Uria7510,395/
Urea752,808/
Ursa751,782/
Urya75491/
Irja75310/
Urza75254/
Uría75140/
Urca7595/
Urji7544/
Urjo7527/
Urha7516/
Orja7515/
Urje755/
Urža752/
Uryj751/
Urša751/
Gourija73547/
Utrijah7316/
Gurejja735/
Gourjau734/
Gurijaa733/
Urajhah733/
Gurujha731/
Guraaja731/
Urgejia731/
Uraijah731/
Hurijai731/
Urrujia731/
Gurejha731/
Aurtjah731/
Urrea6744,525/
Urias6744,469/
Guria6736,349/
Utria676,129/
Huraijah673,968/
Gurya672,851/
Auria672,746/
Aurea672,711/
Orija671,724/
Uriah671,676/
Huria671,356/
Ursea67604/
Gurza67552/
Gurji67547/
Eurea67468/
Uriat67414/
Ourya67277/
Horja67276/
Ursia67267/
Urzia67243/
Hursa67231/
Urzay67219/
Urria67186/
Usria67160/
Urhia67128/
Ouria67124/
Uriap67115/
Hirja6799/
Ursat6792/
Uriaz6772/
Hurza6757/
Gurje6748/
Urzaa6741/
Ursoa6738/
Ursad6731/
Aurya6729/
Hurca6729/
Hurea6728/
Uriaš6728/
Jirja6724/
Hurya6724/
Hurji6721/
Urzoa6720/
Ureða6719/
Gursa6718/
Urzai6717/
Urzha6716/
Ursay6715/
Euria6714/
Uryas6713/
Orjia6713/
Eurya6710/
Utrujjah679/
Orjay679/
Urssa679/
Ursha678/
Oursa678/
Auría678/
Irija678/
Uhria676/
Hurha676/
Uriea676/
Ueria676/
Urëza676/
Ureha675/
Urjit675/
Uriha675/
Uryah674/
Urgia674/
Urzad674/
Uriji674/
Uriay674/
Urcea674/
Ursai674/
Uryea673/
Uryat673/
Ureah673/
Utrji673/
Gurjo673/
Uirca673/
Urije672/
Aursa672/
Ourea672/
Ourji671/
Oorja671/
Irjya671/
Eursa671/
Uirea671/
Urjge671/
Urjhi671/
Urjiz671/
Ursau671/
Ureay671/
Hurje671/
Hurjă671/
Hurża671/
Irjia671/
Ourha671/
Urkha671/
Urhoj671/
Uurea671/
Uurga671/
Utría671/
Țurca671/
Guryj671/
Ureùa671/
Uriae671/
Orjea671/
Urcha671/
Urjiy671/
Urrca671/
Irjau671/
Ursas670/

Urja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urja in the Oriya language
ଉଜର୍ujar66.67
ଉଜର୍ାujara33.33
Urja in the Hindi language
उर्जाurja56.17
ऊर्जाurja38.89
उ़र्जाurja1.85
उरजाuraja1.85
उर्जurja0.62

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Footnotes

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