Where Does The Last Name Jaraya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Jaraya (Marathi: जारया) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaraya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,497,948^th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Jaraya live; 80 percent live in Southeast Asia and 79 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,116,575^th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 75 people.

The last name is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 912,056. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Calabarzon, where 39 percent are found, Western Visayas, where 29 percent are found and Ilocos, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent are found and Tunisia, where 5 percent are found.