Globally, Suraj (Suraj 
, سوراج 
, Сурай 
) is a prevalent largely male, but seldom female first name. The first name Suraj is characteristic of Qatar, where it is a common predominantly boy's, but very seldom female name, India, where it is quite a common largely male, but uncommonly girly name, and Nepal, where it is quite a common masculine name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in India, Nepal, and Nigeria. Very seldom, Suraj is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Suraj | Nigeria, India, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Nepal |
| سوراج | Iraq, Palestinian Territory, Sudan, Iran |
| Сурай | Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia |
| Сурадж | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia |
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suraj abdurrahman Nigerian general (1954-2015), NG (b. 1954) |
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suraj jagan Indian singer, IN (b. 1967) |
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| suraj n. gupta Indian-American physicist, IN (b. 1924) |
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| suraj prasad politician (b. 1925) |
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suraj pandit Indian archeologist, IN (b. 1977) |
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| suraj bhan Indian archaeologist, PK (b. 1931) |
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suraj narredu Indian jockey, IN (b. 1985) |
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suraj gowda Indian actor, IN (b. 1988) |
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| suraj parkash vij botanist (1940-2013) (b. 1940) |
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| suraj prakash (b. 1931) |
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| suraj parkash gulati (b. 1936) |
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suraj sani Nigerian writer, spoken word artist, NG (b. 1996) |
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| suraj mandal Indian politician, IN (b. 1946) |
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| suraj abeysekera Sri Lankan cricketer, LK (b. 1958) |
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| suraj bhanu solanki Indian politician, IN (b. 1960) |
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