Viraji Surname
Approximately 1,795 people bear this surname
Viraji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,094 | 1:701,157 | 32,538 |
| Nepal | 699 | 1:40,745 | 1,358 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Viraji (8,616) may also be a first name.
Viraji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Viraji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Viraji (Hindi: विरजी, Marathi: िवरजी) is found most in India. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Viraji? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 226,224th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,059,914 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Viraji live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Viraji is also the 67,677th most common given name in the world, held by 8,616 people.
The surname Viraji is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 1,094 people, or 1 in 701,157. In India it is most numerous in: Bihar, where 50 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 42 percent live and Gujarat, where 7 percent live. Apart from India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 39 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Viraji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Viraji in the Hindi language | ||
| विरजी | viraji | 54.71 |
| वीरजी | viraji | 35.55 |
| विराजी | viraji | 7.92 |
| वीराजी | viraji | 1.73 |
| विरेन्द्र | virendra | 0.04 |
| विराजि | viraji | 0.04 |
| Viraji in the Marathi language | ||
| िवरजी | ivaraji | 51.24 |
| वीरजी | viraji | 28.93 |
| िवराजी | ivaraji | 12.4 |
| िवराज | ivaraja | 6.61 |
| िपराजी | iparaji | 0.83 |
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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 Viraji
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