Koroya Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Koroya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Koroya (16) may also be a first name.
Koroya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koroya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koroya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Koroya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Koroya are found; 44 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Koroya is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 16 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Koroya is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Koroya is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Koroya
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