Goraiya Surname
Approximately 1,551 people bear this surname
Goraiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1,523 | 1:117,297 | 3,501 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
Goraiya (38) may also be a first name.
Goraiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goraiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goraiya (Hindi: गोरैया, Marathi: गोरैया) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Goraiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goraiya? popularity and diffusion
Goraiya is the 254,576th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,698,611 people. The last name Goraiya occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Goraiya are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 38 people.
The surname Goraiya is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 1,523 people, or 1 in 117,297. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 94 percent live, Sindh, where 3 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goraiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goraiya in the Marathi language | ||
| गोरैया | goraiya | - |
| Goraiya in the Hindi language | ||
| गोरैया | goraiya | 46.15 |
| गोरइया | gora'iya | 38.46 |
| गौरैया | gauraiya | 7.69 |
| गोरईया | gora'iya | 7.69 |
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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 Goraiya
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