Joraya Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Joraya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Joraya (85) may also be a first name.
Joraya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joraya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Joraya (Hindi: जोरया) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Joraya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Joraya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,602,217th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Joraya is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Joraya are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Joraya is also the 1,039,322nd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 85 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria Joraya is most common in: Benue, where 61 percent live, Kogi, where 25 percent live and Osun, where 14 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Joraya occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Joraya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Joraya in the Hindi language | ||
| जोरया | joraya | - |
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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 Joraya
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