Gouraye Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Gouraye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Gouraye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouraye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gouraye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﻱ, Marathi: गौरये) occurs most in Mauritania. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouraye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Gouraye is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Gouraye are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania Gouraye is most numerous in: Assaba Region, where 88 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 13 percent are found. Besides Mauritania it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 14 percent are found and Niger, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gouraye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gouraye in the Marathi language | ||
| गौरये | gauraye | - |
| Gouraye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺭﻱ | kwry | 80 |
| ﻛﺮﺍﻱ | kray | 20 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gouraye
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