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
Gouraye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﻱ, Marathi: गौरये) occurs most in Mauritania. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouraye? popularity and diffusion
Gouraye is the 5,213,395th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Gouraye occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Gouraye are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Assaba Region, where 88 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 14 percent live and Niger, where 14 percent live.
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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