Surjit
Surjit is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Surjit are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 75% male / 25% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- India and Sri Lanka
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Surjit
To address Surjit when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Surjit," in English, "Guten Tag Surjit," in German. About 75% of people named Surjit are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Surjit,
German
Guten Tag Surjit,
French
Bonjour Surjit,
Spanish
Estimado/a Surjit:
Chinese
Surjit您好：
Japanese
Surjit様
English
Hi Surjit,
German
Hi Surjit,
French
Salut Surjit,
Spanish
Hola Surjit,
Chinese
Surjit你好：
Japanese
Surjitさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| India and Sri Lanka | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Surjit a male or female name?
Surjit is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Surjit are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Surjit in an email?
To address Surjit when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Surjit," in English, "Guten Tag Surjit," in German. About 75% of people named Surjit are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Surjit a unisex name?
Surjit is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Surjit are men. Surjit leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Surjit a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/surjit (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_surjit,
title = {Is Surjit a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/surjit},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}