Hiraya Surname
Approximately 280 people bear this surname
Hiraya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 183 | 1:698,603 | 17,009 |
| Papua New Guinea | 77 | 1:105,892 | 14,318 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
Hiraya (407) may also be a first name.
Hiraya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hiraya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hiraya (Hindi: हीरया, Marathi: िहराया, Oriya: ହିରାୟ) is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiraya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 937,786th most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. Hiraya is mostly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Hiraya reside; 65 percent reside in East Asia and 65 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Hiraya is also the 427,366th most widespread given name globally, borne by 407 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 698,603. In Japan Hiraya is primarily concentrated in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 47 percent live, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 31 percent live and Miyazaki Prefecture, where 19 percent live. Not including Japan this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hiraya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hiraya in the Oriya language | ||
| ହିରାୟ | hiraya | - |
| Hiraya in the Hindi language | ||
| हीरया | hiraya | 72.34 |
| हिरया | hiraya | 23.4 |
| हीराया | hiraya | 2.13 |
| हरीराम | harirama | 2.13 |
| Hiraya in the Marathi language | ||
| िहराया | iharaya | 35.71 |
| िहरया | iharaya | 28.57 |
| हीरया | hiraya | 21.43 |
| िहऱया | iharaya | 14.29 |
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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
- 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 Hiraya
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