Kaurai Surname
Approximately 371 people bear this surname
Kaurai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 156 | 1:98,963 | 13,970 |
| Kenya | 117 | 1:394,700 | 22,236 |
| Papua New Guinea | 55 | 1:148,249 | 20,445 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nauru | 1 | 1:11,879 | 452 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kauraï (1) are calculated separately.
Kaurai (327) may also be a first name.
Kaurai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaurai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kaurai (Hindi: कौराई, Marathi: कौराई, Oriya: କାଉରାଇ) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Kauraï. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaurai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kaurai is the 767,694th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,642,981 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Kaurai live; 42 percent live in Southern Africa and 42 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 484,932nd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 327 people.
It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 98,963. In Zimbabwe Kaurai is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 41 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 25 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 24 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 32 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaurai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaurai in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଉରାଇ | ka'ura'i | - |
| Kaurai in the Marathi language | ||
| कौराई | kaura'i | - |
| Kaurai in the Hindi language | ||
| कौराई | kaura'i | 87.5 |
| कौरै | kaurai | 12.5 |
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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 Kaurai
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