Žuraj Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Žuraj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žuraj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1001:24,8775,348
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Zuraj (5) are calculated separately.

Žuraj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Žuraj (Marathi: सूरज) is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Zuraj. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Žuraj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Žuraj is the 1,628,521st most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Žuraj is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žuraj are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 24,877. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Drava, where 30 percent reside, Savinja, where 28 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 23 percent reside. Not including Slovenia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 16 percent reside and Serbia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zuraj935/
Žura89307/
Curaj80472/
Žurga80291/
Juraj80167/
Žurej80116/
Žiraj8011/
Džura801/
Curraj73480/
Juraja73118/
Juraij7396/
Juraji7333/
Jurayj7322/
Suraij7314/
Curaje735/
Zguraj733/
Zhuraj733/
Jauraj733/
Suuraj733/
Giuraj732/
Zuraji732/
Zuraju732/
Jouraj732/
Cuiraj731/
Jurajy731/
Zuraja731/
Djuraj731/
Curaji731/
Jura6738,266/
Sura6730,269/
Cura6722,580/
Jurj675,191/
Zura672,727/
Surj67544/
Žure6742/
Juhraji6741/
Jauraji6720/
Surajoh679/
Surajah678/
Jauraja677/
Žuri677/
Jouraij675/
Curj675/
Jouraje674/
Surraje673/
Surajuu673/
Zurj673/
Žira673/
Seuraju672/
Suraajo672/
Suurajo671/
Souraij671/
Zurhajj671/
Juraije671/
Suurajy671/
Jouraji671/
Żura671/
Suhraji671/
Cuhraja671/

Žuraj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Žuraj in the Marathi language
सूरजsuraja-

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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 Žuraj
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