Chauraya Surname
Approximately 509 people bear this surname
Chauraya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 468 | 1:32,988 | 5,102 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chauraya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chauraya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chauraya (Marathi: चौरया) is found most in Zimbabwe. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chauraya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chauraya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chauraya is the 608,234th most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,317,379 people. The last name Chauraya is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Chauraya reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 468 people, or 1 in 32,988. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 29 percent live, Harare Province, where 28 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 25 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chauraya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chauraya in the Marathi language | ||
| चौरया | cauraya | 60 |
| चौरिया | cauriya | 40 |
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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
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- 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 Chauraya
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