Goraye Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Goraye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| Pakistan | 38 | 1:4,701,155 | 31,402 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Goraye (14) may also be a first name.
Goraye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goraye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goraye (Marathi: गोरये) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Goraye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goraye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,994,173rd most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. Goraye is predominantly found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Goraye live; 48 percent live in Oceania Islands and 48 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 14 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea Goraye is most frequent in: Western Highlands, where 83 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Goraye occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 43 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goraye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goraye in the Marathi language | ||
| गोरये | goraye | 50 |
| गोराये | goraye | 50 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Goraye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis