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 surname Gharay (Hindi: घराया, Marathi: घरई) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gharay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gharay is the 210,038th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,706,788 people. The surname Gharay occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gharay reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 524,196th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 285 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 1,912 people, or 1 in 401,185. In India Gharay is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 99 percent reside, West Bengal, where 1 percent reside and Chandigarh, where 0 percent reside. Aside from India this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 2 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.
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
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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 Gharay
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