Koraw Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Koraw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koraw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger671:286,4488,737
India181:42,614,743461,117
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Koraw (110) may also be a first name.

Koraw Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Koraw Come From? nationality or country of origin

Koraw (Hindi: कोरवा) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Koraw.

How Common Is The Last Name Koraw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Koraw is the 1,839,022nd most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Koraw is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Koraw are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most common forename worldwide, held by 110 people.

The surname Koraw is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 286,448. In Niger Koraw is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 58 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 19 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Niger this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouraw9114/
Korawe916/
Khoraw911/
Koraiwe836/
Korow801,257/
Korav80727/
Karaw80381/
Keraw807/
Kuraw803/
Koraf802/
Coraw800/
Korowa732,261/
Khorav73834/
Korova73249/
Karawe73174/
Kourav73158/
Karauw7380/
Korrow7373/
Kourow7347/
Korowe7332/
Korouw7323/
Korgav7317/
Korzow7317/
Kauraw7313/
Korafe739/
Koraph737/
Kheraw734/
Kareaw732/
Karaaw732/
Kharaw732/
Koroow731/
Keeraw731/
Corgaw731/
Koraff731/
Korgow731/
Kotrow731/
Koraif731/
Kouraf731/
Koorow731/
Couraw730/
Kourova672,326/
Khorova67536/
Korgova6767/
Korhova6710/
Kourouw6710/
Khoraif674/
Khoraib674/
Kourafe672/
Koyrova672/
Khouraf671/
Kheeraw671/
Kharawe671/
Korrowa671/
Koraife671/
Karajwe671/
Koorova671/
K'Orowe671/
Korrowe671/
Korzhav671/

Koraw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koraw in the Hindi language
कोरवाkorava-

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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 Koraw
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