Bourayi Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Bourayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 58 | 1:178,200 | 17,490 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Bourayi (78) may also be a first name.
Bourayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bourayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bourayi occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bourayi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,506,728th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bourayi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bourayi is also the 1,091,646th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 78 people.
The surname Bourayi is most frequent in Benin, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 178,200. In Benin Bourayi is most frequent in: Borgou Department, where 91 percent live, Atakora Department, where 3 percent live and Alibori Department, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Benin this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 2 percent live.
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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 Bourayi
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