Gouraya Surname
Approximately 562 people bear this surname
Gouraya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 441 | 1:87,600 | 13,457 |
| France | 67 | 1:991,384 | 111,008 |
| New Caledonia | 47 | 1:5,877 | 1,249 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Gouraya (101) may also be a first name.
Gouraya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouraya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gouraya (Hindi: गौरया, Oriya: େଗୗରାୟା) is found most in Algeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gouraya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouraya? popularity and diffusion
Gouraya is the 563,577th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 12,967,164 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Gouraya live; 78 percent live in North Africa and 78 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 940,641st most widespread first name in the world, held by 101 people.
This surname is most widely held in Algeria, where it is carried by 441 people, or 1 in 87,600. In Algeria Gouraya is mostly found in: Algiers Province, where 99 percent reside, Blida Province, where 1 percent reside and Béjaïa Province, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Algeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 12 percent reside and New Caledonia, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gouraya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gouraya in the Hindi language | ||
| गौरया | gauraya | - |
| Gouraya in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗୗରାୟା | egaraya | - |
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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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- 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 Gouraya
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