Varaj Surname
Approximately 971 people bear this surname
Varaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 910 | 1:842,929 | 37,274 |
| Mauritania | 55 | 1:74,452 | 5,004 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Varaj (1,703) may also be a first name.
Varaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Varaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Varaj (Arabic: فاراج, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺮﺝ, Hindi: वरज, Marathi: वराज) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Varaj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 370,091st most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,505,197 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Varaj live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 186,181st most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 1,703 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 910 people, or 1 in 842,929. In India Varaj is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 71 percent live, Gujarat, where 21 percent live and Chandigarh, where 4 percent live. Excluding India Varaj occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Varaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Varaj in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺮﺝ | frj | 76.19 |
| ﻓﺮﺍﺝ | fraj | 23.81 |
| Varaj in the Marathi language | ||
| वराज | varaja | 75 |
| बसवाराज | basavaraja | 16.67 |
| योगराज | yogaraja | 8.33 |
| Varaj in the Hindi language | ||
| वरज | varaja | 68.87 |
| वराज | varaja | 23.18 |
| वरजा | varaja | 7.28 |
| Varaj in the Arabic language | ||
| فاراج | faraj | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Varaj
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