Gurriah Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Gurriah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurriah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1101:492,52540,325
Mauritius791:16,3723,469
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715

Gurriah (10) may also be a first name.

Gurriah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gurriah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gurriah is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurriah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,163,787th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. Gurriah is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Gurriah live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gurriah is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

The surname Gurriah is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 492,525. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 82 percent live, Gauteng, where 15 percent live and Western Cape, where 4 percent live. Aside from South Africa Gurriah occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Mauritius, where 39 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.

Gurriah Last Name Statistics demography

Gurriah earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.1% more than the national average, earning R 245,004 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurria921,127/
Guriah92186/
Gouriah8636/
Gourria8627/
Guria8336,349/
Goorriah8045/
Gurayiah805/
Gouriach804/
Guraiyah801/
Gurrea774,297/
Gurija77863/
Gorria77697/
Gouria77695/
Gusria77229/
Guriat7780/
Gurhia7769/
Gauria7757/
Gurjia7743/
Ghuria7735/
Nguria7734/
Gurrio7727/
Gurría7725/
Gurias7711/
Gurgia775/
Gurița771/
Guriaz771/
Gutria771/
Guriea771/
Guriay771/
Gguria771/
Ngurreyia751/
Gourija71547/
Gauriat71521/
Guraiya7127/
Gheuria7110/
Guthria718/
Gusrija718/
Ghauria717/
Ng'uria714/
Gourgia713/
Gurijaa713/
Goureah712/
Girrija712/
Ghouria712/
Ghurjia712/
Gurzija711/
Gurihad711/
Ngouria711/
Gureiya711/
Gurayia711/
Gujrrio711/
Gorziah711/
Gouriay711/
Gouriaa711/
Gourría711/
Gauriaa711/
Nguriay711/
Gourias711/
Gurrios711/
Gautria711/
Goria673,454/
Gurya672,851/
Giria67630/
Gurja67545/
Gurea67140/
Ghuraiya6782/
Gaurieau6758/
Gurio6734/
Gurrayya6729/
Gautrias6728/
Gória677/
Goraiyah672/
Gourayia671/
Gouraiya671/
Gurhaiya671/
Gauraiya671/

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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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  • 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 Gurriah
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