Gharay Surname
Approximately 1,966 people bear this surname
Gharay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,912 | 1:401,185 | 21,230 |
| Iran | 43 | 1:1,785,640 | 66,464 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gharay (285) may also be a first name.
Gharay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gharay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gharay (Hindi: घराया, Marathi: घरई) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gharay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 210,038th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,706,788 people. The last name Gharay occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gharay live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 524,196th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 285 people.
This last name is most common in India, where it is held by 1,912 people, or 1 in 401,185. In India Gharay is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 99 percent are found, West Bengal, where 1 percent are found and Chandigarh, where 0 percent are found. Besides India Gharay occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 2 percent are found and Pakistan, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gharay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gharay in the Hindi language | ||
| घराया | gharaya | - |
| Gharay in the Marathi language | ||
| घरई | ghara'i | - |
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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 Gharay
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