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Where Does The Last Name Baraya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Baraya (Hindi: बराया, Marathi: बारया, Oriya: ବରାୟା) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Baraya.

How Common Is The Last Name Baraya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 81,937^th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,230,796 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Baraya live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Baraya is also the 184,777^th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 1,726 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,836 people, or 1 in 46,179. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bauchi, where 30 percent reside, Gombe, where 20 percent reside and Sokoto, where 11 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 11 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Baraya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (60%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Baraya surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Baraya earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $43,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.42% more than the national average, earning $60,820 CAD per year.