Around the globe, สุริยชัย (สุริยชัย 
) is a very rare largely masculine, but infrequently female first name. The first name สุริยชัย is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Thailand, where it is a very rare mostly masculine, but infrequently girly name. Very seldom, สุริยชัย is the last name as well as the forename.