Cooray Surname

13,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Cooray Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cooray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka39,5421:52659
Australia3311:81,5589,472
England1671:333,64124,529
United Arab Emirates1401:65,4456,155
Qatar1061:22,2452,387
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Canada671:549,93446,038
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Ireland271:174,4057,679
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
France161:4,151,420237,746
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Oman61:614,6626,082
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Cooray Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cooray Come From? nationality or country of origin

Cooray is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Cooray click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cooray? popularity and diffusion

Cooray is the 13,718th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 179,086 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Cooray reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Cooray is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 39,542 people, or 1 in 526. Outside of Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Cooray Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cooray surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Cooray earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.78% more than the national average, earning $51,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.78% more than the national average, earning $63,487 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coray911,639/
Coory91182/
Chooraye861/
Coorey832,315/
Corray83147/
Choray83146/
Corhay8383/
Coiray8354/
Cotray8331/
Coraya8317/
Couray8317/
Cooras8314/
Coorea8311/
Choora839/
Coraye832/
Cosray832/
Sooray832/
Coraiy831/
Coorah831/
Kooray831/
Ccoora831/
Choory831/
Coorad830/
Coorry830/
Cora8049,488/
Cory8011,268/
Corraya775,041/
Cottray77385/
Couraye77212/
Chouray77205/
Coutray7719/
Corayat7712/
Coorrea7710/
Chorayi776/
Choorai776/
Koorayi776/
Cooreia775/
Chooraj775/
Chorray773/
Choraya771/
Ccoraya771/
Chhoray771/
Corraye771/
Sooraya771/
Couraya771/
Coorrêa771/
Coorach771/
Choraye771/
Chorgay771/
Cooradt770/
Courray770/
Cothray770/
Corea7340,261/
Corey7326,170/
Corry739,069/
Curay738,340/
Chora737,098/
Coura733,835/
Coury733,313/
Coroy733,220/
Corra733,000/
Koray732,178/
Soora732,092/
Coras732,079/
Ccora731,907/
Ciora731,631/
Coira731,558/
Corza731,465/
Caray731,412/
Coore731,312/
Joray731,142/
Koora731,109/
Coriy73857/
Gcora73801/
Coroa73673/
Czora73664/
Corah73583/
Scory73569/
Joory73540/
Corad73525/
Chory73509/
Corga73310/
Soray73300/
Corai73269/
Soory73206/
Corap73186/
Corat73182/
Koory73170/
Coraş73137/
Corha73114/
Zoray7399/
Cotra7391/
Cotry7386/
Coraj7386/
Scora7383/
Coyra7371/
Coraz7351/
Corau7350/
Zoora7345/
Csora7335/
Cosra7329/
Czory7327/
Corye7324/
Dcory7312/
Joora7311/
Coraș7311/
Coori737/
Corôa737/
Corae736/
Kcora735/
Ccory735/
Coréa735/
Coiry734/
Çoray734/
Coruy733/
Cuory732/
Coera732/
Zoory732/
Corys731/
Cohra731/
Dcora731/
Coraç731/
Corêa731/
Coraæ731/
Qcora731/
Cohry730/
Coryt730/
Cuora730/
Tsoorayi7113/
Chouraya718/
Coorreia716/
Choiraya715/
Chooraju711/
Chhoraya711/
Kooraaye711/
Courraye711/
Soorayha711/
Correa671,044,376/
Corrêa6744,567/
Soraya6716,077/
Coreas6713,857/
Choury671,035/
Choura671,030/
Corroy67971/
Soiray67865/
Scorey67786/
Coreia67712/
Ciorra67701/
Coraje67698/
Chorai67626/
Courey67598/
Coutry67571/
Koiray67567/
Correy67538/
Courau67530/
Tsoray67516/
Couras67513/
Koorey67448/
Ciorap67440/
Koraya67426/
Courat67395/
Zoraya67392/
Cotrau67377/
Khoray67365/
Choryi67350/
Chorey67347/
Carayo67326/
Ciorga67305/
Coruja67289/
Korayi67281/
Ciorea67233/
Khoory67206/
Curray67197/
Charay67172/
Carray67145/
Corras67136/
Korzay67136/
Corach67124/
Corais67120/
Corgey67114/
Coyrat6789/
Caraya6781/
Coiras6774/
Corash6763/
Cottry6760/
Choiry6759/
Choori6758/
Chorha6755/
Coraiu6750/
Joiray6747/
Choriy6745/
Corass6743/
Sorayo6742/
Korray6740/
Cuorad6739/
Coreea6738/
Coraux6735/
Coraud6732/
Corrad6732/
Cargay6730/
Joraya6730/
Courry6729/
Corroa6729/
Corrai6729/
Soraye6729/
Gcorha6729/
Scoury6728/
Scorța6728/
Coriea6727/
Coorer6727/
Ciorai6727/
Choira6724/
Coreya6723/
Chorhy6723/
Chorry6722/
Corraz6722/
Koraye6721/
Choroy6720/
Czoraj6720/
Corraj6719/
Cotras6718/
Coirat6718/
Chhora6716/
Tchora6715/
Sooraa6714/
Kouray6713/
Chorra6713/
Carahy6713/
Corrah6711/
Coorie6711/
Corajo6711/
Koorad6710/
Zhoora6710/
Coroja6710/
Coraio679/
Chgora679/
Coyras679/
Korhay679/
Coriya678/
Soorey678/
Koorra678/
Jorayo678/
Zorayi677/
Csorey677/
Zoraye677/
Cuiray676/
Corhea676/
Courad676/
Korayo676/
Carayu676/
Coraij676/
Soorea675/
Korayy675/
Scorry675/
Choore674/
Tsoory674/
Koraiy674/
Korgay674/
Coreaz674/
Corréa674/
Coraja674/
Sorray674/
Curaya674/
Tchory674/
Chorea673/
Kotray673/
Coores673/
Coirea673/
Corrau673/
Corrae673/
Coraia673/
Cauray673/
Corraa673/
Coraji673/
Corrga673/
Couroy672/
Corrãa672/
Coreah672/
Coreyi672/
Caraye672/
Cotrea672/
Coeroy672/
Corrat672/
Scorra672/
Courys672/
Soorai672/
Cosras672/
Coutra672/
Couëry672/
Jhoora672/
Kosray672/
Koorat672/
Corrye671/
Khoora671/
Kooraa671/
Kootra671/
Korajy671/
Korayu671/
Kuoray671/
Catray671/
Caraiy671/
C'Cora671/
Chorae671/
Coradp671/
Coreha671/
Corhoy671/
Coriey671/
Corrza671/
Csorza671/
Courah671/
Curaiy671/
Cooree671/
Coorgi671/
Coyrea671/
Coerra671/
Dzoora671/
Zhoray671/
Sooruy671/
Sorayy671/
Corhai671/
Chorga671/
Chohry671/
Kcorza671/
Joorah671/
Koorah671/
Koorau671/
Kootry671/
Korahy671/
Zoorat671/
Qoorai671/
Scorha671/
Tcorai671/
Czohra671/
Ccoras671/
Ccorau671/
Coréia671/
Cooris671/
Coreja671/
Corija671/
Coirry671/
Joorey671/
Coorge671/
Courea671/
Coraãa671/
Choryo671/
Sorhay671/
Coosri671/
Curayi671/
Cotriy671/
Corrra671/
Coroya670/
Carhay670/
Coraas670/
Couraa670/
Cosrey670/
Coryia670/
Coyhra670/
Jorays670/
Scoore670/
Cohroy670/

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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 Cooray
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