Cherayan Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Cherayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Cherayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cherayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cherayan (Marathi: चेरायन) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Cherayan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherayan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Cherayan reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
The last name Cherayan is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 63 percent are found and Kerala, where 38 percent are found. Besides India this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cherayan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cherayan in the Marathi language | ||
| चेरायन | cerayana | 85.71 |
| चेरयान | cerayana | 14.29 |
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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 Cherayan
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