Kaura Surname
Approximately 15,023 people bear this surname
Kaura Surname User-submission:
Kaura is a surname used by the Deshastha Brahmins of Maharashtra and the Rajputs, Khatris, Aroras and Kambojs of the Punjab.
Kaura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,186 | 1:24,651 | 2,155 |
| India | 3,955 | 1:193,948 | 11,706 |
| Kenya | 690 | 1:66,927 | 6,407 |
| Namibia | 583 | 1:4,133 | 760 |
| Nepal | 463 | 1:61,514 | 1,657 |
| Papua New Guinea | 314 | 1:25,967 | 2,883 |
| United States | 301 | 1:1,204,183 | 85,676 |
| England | 294 | 1:189,517 | 16,830 |
| Tanzania | 281 | 1:188,404 | 16,240 |
| Canada | 253 | 1:145,635 | 14,918 |
| Finland | 189 | 1:29,083 | 3,900 |
| Zimbabwe | 172 | 1:89,757 | 12,918 |
| Solomon Islands | 57 | 1:10,176 | 1,762 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Czechia | 19 | 1:559,656 | 56,138 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Kaura (5,764) may also be a first name.
Kaura Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Kaura is a surname used by the Deshastha Brahmins of Maharashtra and the Rajputs, Khatris, Aroras and Kambojs of the Punjab.
- tigermaharaja15Kaura is a surname used by Telugu Brahmins in India.
- tigermaharaja15Kaura Demographics
Kaura Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kaura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kaura (Hindi: कौरा, Marathi: कौरा, Oriya: କାଉରା, Russian: Каура) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaura? popularity and diffusion
It is the 35,189th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 485,093 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Kaura are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 87,915th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 5,764 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7,186 people, or 1 in 24,651. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 28 percent are found, Kogi, where 12 percent are found and Kaduna, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.
Kaura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kaura has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kaura surname rose 3,344 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kaura Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kaura surname are 12.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.55% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kaura earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.98% less than the national average, earning 328,837 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.45% more than the national average, earning $51,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.9% more than the national average, earning $61,059 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaura in the Marathi language | ||
| कौरा | kaura | 85.81 |
| कौर | kaura | 12.16 |
| काउरा | ka'ura | 1.35 |
| Kaura in the Hindi language | ||
| कौरा | kaura | 61.52 |
| कौड़ा | kaura | 23.8 |
| कौर | kaura | 9.11 |
| कौडा | kauda | 3.04 |
| कौ़र | kaura | 0.51 |
| कउरा | ka'ura | 0.51 |
| कौऱ | kaura | 0.25 |
| करूआ | karu'a | 0.25 |
| कपुरा | kapura | 0.25 |
| कौड़ा | kaura | 0.25 |
| काउरा | ka'ura | 0.25 |
| Kaura in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଉରା | ka'ura | 52.17 |
| େକୗରା | ekara | 21.74 |
| କଉରା | ka'ura | 8.7 |
| କାଉର | ka'ura | 8.7 |
| େକୗର | ekara | 4.35 |
| ବିୁେକୗରା | biuekara | 4.35 |
| Kaura in the Russian language | ||
| Каура | kaura | - |
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