Al Thuraya Surname
Approximately 1,481 people bear this surname
Al Thuraya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,449 | 1:18,237 | 1,967 |
| Syria | 25 | 1:772,041 | 6,079 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Al Thuraya (119) may also be a first name.
Al Thuraya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Thuraya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Thuraya has its highest incidence in Yemen. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Thuraya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 264,367th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 4,920,693 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Thuraya are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 98 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Al Thuraya is also the 856,040th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 119 people.
The surname Al Thuraya is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is carried by 1,449 people, or 1 in 18,237. In Yemen Al Thuraya is most prevalent in: Socotra Governorate, where 37 percent reside, Al Bayda Governorate, where 37 percent reside and Amanat Al Asimah, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account Yemen it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 2 percent reside and Kuwait, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Thuraie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Turai | 78 | 2 | / |
| Al Tiray | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Turyya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al Turaihi | 70 | 11 | / |
| Al Tureihy | 70 | 4 | / |
| Al Thourie | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al-Turaihy | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al Tiraih | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al-Turaihi | 60 | 12 | / |
| Al Torajee | 60 | 1 | / |
| Al-Torey | 56 | 2 | / |
| Al-Tureihi | 50 | 2 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Al Thuraya
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